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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 13 Pragmatisms, Section 8 | Part 5, Chapter 14 Pluralisms, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the murder of ________ Emerson's distrust of the South grew as did his affiliation with the abolitionists.
(a) James.
(b) Lovejoy.
(c) Phillips.
(d) Holmes Sr.

2. Soon after he was fired from Johns Hopkins, Charles Pierce bought a farm with his new wife. He was subsequently fired from ________.
(a) University of Chicago.
(b) The Massachusetts Supreme Court.
(c) Harvard Law School.
(d) The Coast Service.

3. All of the following historical events played a role for William James becoming more active politically except ________.
(a) Lynchings in the South.
(b) Suppression of the Phillipine Independence Movement.
(c) Publication of 'The Will to Believe.'
(d) The Spanish-American War.

4. William James created ___________ and brought it to the public for Charles Pierce.
(a) Pragmaticism.
(b) Pragmatism.
(c) Pragmatics.
(d) Monogenism.

5. 12 years out of school, Holmes wrote an article based on ________, the idea that if one does his job correctly and with honor, one should be fulfilled.
(a) Occupationism.
(b) Jobbism.
(c) Separatism.
(d) Freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1897 _________ made a speech during a monument dedication to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.

2. When the expedition to Brazil returned, _________ gave lectures about evidence of the Ice Age in Brazil.

3. The United States was currently in the middle of a ________ and many employers were cutting wages.

4. Quetlet published several pieces that pointed to societal factors instead of biological factors. Which country in Europe were unsure of his work?

5. Charles Pierce wrote about the Metaphysical Club _______ years after it took place.

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