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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Holmes sat on the Supreme Court for _______ years.
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

2. After Holmes returned to the army following the Battle of Fredericksburg, there was a new regiment created of black volunteers, the __________.
(a) 54th Massachusetts.
(b) 59th Massachusetts.
(c) 57th Massachusetts.
(d) 45th Massachusetts.

3. Wright believed that ___________ is the difference between facts and values.
(a) Pragmatism.
(b) Negativism.
(c) Constructivism.
(d) Positivism.

4. The philosophy that began to emerge with the formation of the Metaphysical Club is known as_________.
(a) Monogenism.
(b) Evolutionism.
(c) Pragmatism.
(d) Polygenism.

5. Dartmouth University started as an attempt to build a school for ____________.
(a) Black Americans.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) Irish Americans.
(d) Mexican Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Benjamin and Charles Pierce were called to verify the authenticity of a will document produced by __________.

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

3. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was a(n) _________.

4. In September of 1876 __________ died of an overdose at the age of 46.

5. The war had been compared to _________ and the Union soldiers rallied themselves around it.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were many of Henry's writings published for the public to see in books and in newspapers?

2. Why did John Dewey eventually become interested in philosophy as the main direction of his work?

3. What happened with the job that Wright had with the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac?

4. What did the Civil War allow Congress to create as it became more active than any other time in history?

5. What happened during the Battle of the Wilderness, according to historical records?

6. Why was Boston the financial center for all cotton products in the mid 19th century?

7. What were the two events in Henry Sr.'s life which seem to have changed him and his actions?

8. What were the two occupations between which William James kept having troubles making up his mind?

9. Why did William Henry Sr. always feel that he was at a disadvantage in his life?

10. Why did Marsh dislike the idea of liberal individualism when it was created by Locke?

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