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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. Most of the faculty at the University of Chicago held the firm beliefs of ________ and Dewey did not fit in well.

2. Holmes argued that judges used __________ and then find precedents to explain their decisions.

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

4. Eventually G. Stanley Hall was able to talk his employer into sending him to _______ to study more.

5. ________ was fired from Johns Hopkins University due to his personal problems from the past.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are modern societies led by, according to the studies of Holmes?

2. What did G. Stanley Hall do when he decided against getting a job immediately after following Morris to Germany?

3. Why did the new theory of cultural pluralism seem to foster prejudice and discrimination?

4. Why was the fourteenth amendment added to the Constitution after the Civil War?

5. What did Randolph Bourne believe his purpose in life was, according to this book?

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

7. Why did Kallen give up his religion at first, though he ended up returning later on?

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

9. What did Pierce have to do because of the cancer that ravaged his body in his later years?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For many of the men in this book, the idea of including Christianity in their believe systems was important.

Part 1: Why do you think these great thinkers also tended to be men of great faith?

Part 2: Do you think it's necessary to link great thoughts with religion and with spirituality? Why or why not?

Part 3: Are the thinker's ideas strengthened or weakened by the inclusion of religion. Why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

To a certain extent, many of the families of the thinkers had certain advantages over other families in the area.

Part 1: Do you think it's fair for some families to have advantages in relation to education? Why or why not?

Part 2: If the educational playing field could be completely level, do you think there could be great thinkers? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think so many of the thinkers in this story had the success they did?

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