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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which view was based on the story of Adam and Eve?
(a) Polygenism
(b) Racial ranking
(c) Recapitulation
(d) Monogenism

2. Gould says the manner in which ___________ are formulated is also problematic to studies.
(a) data sets
(b) study conditions
(c) scientific questions
(d) formulas

3. Bean compared the _______ of blacks and whites to prove his view of the inferiority of blacks.
(a) heights
(b) brains
(c) arm lengths
(d) eyes

4. The answer to #48 also said that adult blacks were like _______________.
(a) white children
(b) black children
(c) white adolescents
(d) monkeys

5. Gould wants to know if science added the ___________ data, or......
(a) legitimate
(b) reliable
(c) total
(d) partial

6. "We now encounter the second ____________ - ranking..."
(a) opinion
(b) fallacy
(c) argument
(d) piece

7. What did Galton measure in order to ascertain the intelligence of people?
(a) The space between their eyes
(b) Their skull
(c) Their leg length
(d) Their wrist

8. When did craniometry first appear in the study of intelligence?
(a) Last 18th century
(b) Early 19th century
(c) Early 18th century
(d) Late 19th century

9. Motor functions are performed at the _________ of the brain.
(a) left side
(b) back
(c) right side
(d) front

10. Gould wants to reexamine the existing __________ for craniometry and intelligence testing.
(a) sciences
(b) data sets
(c) logic
(d) scientific researchers

11. Broca's numbers were based on his ______________, according to Gould.
(a) family
(b) mathematics
(c) research
(d) observations

12. What does Socrates believe all people should be?
(a) Honest
(b) Leaders
(c) Educated
(d) Argumentative

13. Which was the top-ranked race in practitioners of racial ranking?
(a) Whites
(b) Chinese
(c) Blacks
(d) Indians

14. Which race was ranked last in the eyes of the practitioners of racial ranking?
(a) Blacks
(b) Indians
(c) Whites
(d) Chinese

15. According to Gould, Broca's studies were __________ by his choice of what to observe to provide that white brains were larger than black brains.
(a) truthful
(b) biased
(c) faulty
(d) complete

Short Answer Questions

1. Blumenbach believed differences in races might be linked to __________.

2. Where was Robert Bennett Bean a physician?

3. According to Gould, science must be viewed in its ________ context since culture and environment also influence facts and theories.

4. What does Gould want to find in science that will support the idea that biological determinism is a result of social prejudice?

5. Who feels that blacks are inferior and therefore deserve the status of a slave?

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