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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James felt that pragmatism was the philosophy of __________.
(a) Being practical.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Decision making.
(d) Complexity.

2. Students in Dewey's classes were taught by _______.
(a) Observation.
(b) Example.
(c) Listening.
(d) Reading.

3. Charles Pierce taught a ________ class in the fall of 1883 and spring of 1884 during which he announced the formation of the Metaphysical Club.
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Metaphysics.
(d) Logic.

4. During Holmes' first semester teaching at Harvard Law School he was offered a seat on__________.
(a) The Faculty Chair.
(b) The Massachusetts Supreme Court.
(c) The Board of Administrators.
(d) The local school board.

5. Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Staff created _______ in the poorest section of Chicago.
(a) Pullman house.
(b) Pushman house.
(c) Taylor house.
(d) Hull house.

6. Despite his extensive training both at home and abroad Morris was unable to attain a professorship until offered one at __________.
(a) Union Theological College.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) University of Indiana.
(d) University of Michigan.

7. Within his theory of pragmatism, James came to believe that some beliefs were __________.
(a) Irrational.
(b) Counter-intuitive.
(c) Instinctive.
(d) Empty.

8. The university presidents still gave __________ and fired faculty for not expressing the views of the college.
(a) Corporal punishment.
(b) Fines.
(c) Detentions.
(d) Warnings.

9. James believed that reality operated in the following ways except _________.
(a) Things are connected loosely.
(b) It is many directional.
(c) Things progess in an ultimate and absolute way.
(d) It is many dimensional.

10. During one of the club meetings _________ read a paper called Design and Chance.
(a) John Dewey.
(b) George Morris.
(c) Charles Pierce.
(d) Francis Parker.

11. In 1908 'The Process of Government' was published by __________.
(a) John Dewey.
(b) Anthony Bentley.
(c) Franz Boas.
(d) William James.

12. 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.

13. _________ wrote a book called 'The Will to Believe' and dedicated it to Charles Pierce.
(a) William James.
(b) John Dewey .
(c) Charles Pierce's brother.
(d) Oliver Wendell Holmes.

14. The authority of _________ characterizes pre-modern societies, but not modern societies.
(a) Heredity.
(b) Environment.
(c) Nurture.
(d) Chance.

15. ___________ did not believe he was a pragmatist, even though he held many of the same beliefs.
(a) Benjamin Pierce.
(b) John Dewey.
(c) W.E.B. Dubois.
(d) Oliver Holmes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the schools combined, Dewey appointed _________ to be the principal.

2. President Gillman later fired all ________ faculty from the school effectively removing anyone teaching philosophy.

3. Daniel Gillman, the first president of Johns Hopkins wanted ________ to teach philosophy at the school.

4. When his salary was less than expected John Dewey decided to _________.

5. Kallen was asked to prepare __________ manuscripts for publication in 1915.

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