The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Quiz

Louis Menand
This Study Guide consists of approximately 79 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Metaphysical Club.
Study Guide

The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Quiz

Louis Menand
This Study Guide consists of approximately 79 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Metaphysical Club.

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Unlike Darwin, Charles Pierce did not believe that randomness __________. (from Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 3)

2.

In 1918 a new political party called _________ was created by Melusina Fay Pierce. (from Part 5, Chapter 14 Pluralisms, Section 2)

3.

The authority of _________ characterizes pre-modern societies, but not modern societies. (from Part 5, Chapter 15 Freedoms, Section 5)

4.

Quetlet published several pieces that pointed to societal factors instead of biological factors. Which country in Europe were unsure of his work? (from Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 3)

5.

________ took statistics from numbers to people and created social mechanics. (from Part 3, Chapter 7 The Peirces, Section 5)

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