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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "An American Dilemma?"

2. Who was the skull collector that had more than one thousand different skulls?

3. What did Galton measure in order to ascertain the intelligence of people?

4. Did a desire for ______ lead to the questions and data to support a predetermined conclusion?

5. Which Socrates work is Gould discussing at the opening of this book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the special designation that craniometry holds in relation to the study of ranking and intelligence?

2. Define the idea of polygenism.

3. What were some of the additional factors Gratiolet studied in order to determine the effect of brain size?

4. Define the idea of monogenism.

5. What does Gould have to say about science in relation to the facts it collects?

6. What does Gould logically assume to be true in relation to the contents of the brain?

7. What did Gould find to be the main problem with Paul Broca's work?

8. What did Blumenbach believe the anatomical structure differences between blacks and whites were the result of?

9. Describe and define the idea of biological determinism.

10. What are some of the arguments that have been used to justify the rankings of people in society?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What's interesting is the Binet seems to be the one scientist who is concerned about how his findings would be used in everyday life and for everyday people.

Part 1: What was Binet worried about in regards to the tests he administered?

Part 2: What were the three rules Binet devised in order to ensure his test would not be misused?

Part 3: What did Binet suggest young children with learning issues might need?

Essay Topic 2

Monogenism and polygenism began the discussion that evolved into the idea of one kind of person being better than another kind of person. But that's where many of the troubles, Gould feels, also began.

Part 1: Define the idea of mongenism.

Part 2: Define the idea of polygenism.

Part 3: Which of these two ideas seems to be the most realistic? Why? Support your answer with information from the book.

Essay Topic 3

In the end, Gould seems to come to the conclusion that humans don't necessarily adapt because of biology and biological changes. There are other reasons for adaptation.

Part 1: What is one way humans can adapt, which is not biological in nature?

Part 2: What is the main flaw of the previous studies Gould has mentioned in the book?

Part 3: How do you feel about Gould's ideas? Do they make sense to you? Why or why not?

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