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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 7 The Pierces, Section 5 | Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 1 | Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Benjamin and Charles Pierce were called to verify the authenticity of a will document produced by __________.
(a) Sylvia Ann Howland.
(b) Isaac Howland Jr.
(c) Edward Mott Robinson.
(d) Hetty Robinson.

2. In 1854 __________ published a two-book set entitled Types of Mankind asserting the supremacy of the white race.
(a) Agassiz and Glidden.
(b) Nott and Glidden.
(c) Nott and James.
(d) Nott and Agassiz.

3. Due to the ___________ whims of Henry Jr. and William led the family to move several times to various places in the world.
(a) Artistic.
(b) Occupational.
(c) Religious.
(d) Educational.

4. Holmes was eventually released from his commission and returned home. When he did he entered Harvard to study_________.
(a) Law.
(b) Biology.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Philosophy.

5. ___________was a protege of George Cuvier and Alexander von Humboldt.
(a) Louis Agassiz.
(b) Samuel George Morton.
(c) William James.
(d) Henry James Jr.

Short Answer Questions

1. The dominant political party during the time of the Civil War was ________.

2. _________ had more spindles of cotton than all of the eleven states of the South put together.

3. Holmes' experiences during the war led him to believe that imposing one's beliefs would always lead to __________.

4. The Battle of the Wilderness claimed 60,000 lives and was fought over the span of _________.

5. Many Southerners and Northerners found a problem with _________ because it seemed to contradict Genesis.

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