The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Louis Menand
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Louis Menand
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 15 Freedoms, Section 3 | Part 5, Chapter 15 Freedoms, Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. President Gillman later fired all ________ faculty from the school effectively removing anyone teaching philosophy.
(a) Metaphysical Club.
(b) Part-Time.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Full-Time.

2. William James and Charles Pierce became friends while they were both attending ___________.
(a) Lawrence Scientific School.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Cambridge University.
(d) Oxford University.

3. Dewey offered to combine the Laboratory school and ________ elementary in order to keep the funding of a wealthy patron.
(a) Parker.
(b) Washington.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Rockefeller.

4. Morris returned to the University of Michigan and _______ followed him.
(a) Charles Pierce.
(b) Francis Parker.
(c) William James.
(d) John Dewey.

5. Pierce believed that the universe was constantly evolving and trying to reach ___________.
(a) Relatvie truth.
(b) Equilibrium.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Absolute truth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Dewey and Holmes focused on the rights of _________ instead of the rights of the individual.

3. Pragmatism states "people are the agents of their own destinies" and was not used by _________.

4. Holmes greatest achievement was __________.

5. Students in Dewey's classes were taught by _______.

(see the answer key)

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