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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 9 The Metaphysical Club, Section 2 | Part 3, Chapter 9 The Metaphysical Club, Section 3 | Part 3, Chapter 9 The Metaphysical Club, Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1897 _________ made a speech during a monument dedication to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
(a) Josiah Nott.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) William James.
(d) Louis Agassiz.

2. In the North, people were split between the Abolitionists and the _________.
(a) Unionists.
(b) Pro-slavery faction.
(c) Segregationists.
(d) Populists.

3. Holmes' experiences during the war led him to believe that imposing one's beliefs would always lead to __________.
(a) Change.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Violence.
(d) Peace.

4. Oliver Wendell Holmes often preached the __________.
(a) The equality of all people.
(b) Good word of the Bible.
(c) The evils of slavery.
(d) Superiority of white people.

5. Henry Dana, Charles Sumner and Charles Adams wanted to use the governmental system to stop the spread of slavery. They were _________.
(a) Democrats.
(b) Separationists.
(c) Conscious Whigs.
(d) Republicans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Holmes was eventually released from his commission and returned home. When he did he entered Harvard to study_________.

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

3. What planet's discovery did Benjamin Pierce call 'a happy accident'

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

5. __________ created the method of least squares in order to find the true location of the object.

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