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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In May 1918, Congress amended the law to become the Espionage and _________ Act.

2. When Dewey's appointment for principal was withdrawn he left the university to go to __________.

3. In 1908 'The Process of Government' was published by __________.

4. In the end Gillman ended up hiring ________ of James' suggestions for new faculty positions.

5. ___________ did not believe he was a pragmatist, even though he held many of the same beliefs.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dewey and Holmes think about the idea of giving freedom to others?

2. Why was Pierce fired from his job at Johns Hopkins University around January of 1884?

3. What did Dewey believe about mind and reality in his time after leaving Chicago?

4. What did Pierce think of his brother's book, "The Will to Believe" when he read it?

5. What did James finally comes to believe about the beliefs that people had?

6. What would happen if Harper did not like something a teacher said during a lecture?

7. Who created the University of Chicago though he stayed out of all areas except the financial area?

8. Why was the book, "The Process of Government," fairly obscure in the market?

9. What was the greatest achievement of Holmes which occurred before he was 40 years old?

10. Who created the Hull House in the poorest section of Chicago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Holmes began to realize after fighting in the war that the circumstances in which someone is placed often affects their behavior more that other influences.

Part 1: Do you think criminals are affected more by their environment or by their genetics? Why?

Part 2: Do you believe that circumstances should be considered when deciding the guilt of a criminal? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think circumstances can cause someone to do something they may not want to do?

Essay Topic 2

Many of the great thinkers in this book worked on ideas about probability and the laws of errors.

Part 1: Why do you think probability was such a hot topic in those days?

Part 2: Why do you think society wanted to learn more about probability? How would these findings influence their lives?

Part 3: Do you think probability is an important topic of study? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Morris was trying to decide how to reconcile science and faith in his own mind - a popular topic of discussion and study.

Part 1: Why do you think faith and science have a difficult time 'getting along' in terms of their ideas?

Part 2: Do you think that faith and science have common ground? Why or why not?

Part 3: Can science and father ever be reconciled? Why or why not?

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