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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hereditarian Theory of IQ.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bean felt that the ______, or front part of the brain, was smaller in women than in men.
(a) genus
(b) corpus callosum
(c) amygdalla
(d) frontal lobe

2. What other kind of testing, besides head measurement, can begin to measure the intelligence of a person?
(a) Body
(b) Spiritual
(c) Subliminal
(d) Psychological

3. When did craniometry first appear in the study of intelligence?
(a) Early 19th century
(b) Last 18th century
(c) Late 19th century
(d) Early 18th century

4. What is the one category to which Socrates does NOT say people belong?
(a) Rules
(b) Peasants
(c) Craftsman
(d) Auxiliaries

5. Did a desire for ______ lead to the questions and data to support a predetermined conclusion?
(a) slaves
(b) races
(c) answers
(d) ranking

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of weaknesses is Gould looking to find in the arguments of other scientists presented in this book?

2. Gould also wants to look for problems in the ___________ data.

3. What is the study of measuring the human head in order to assess intelligence called?

4. The argument of _______________ is the basis for believing that measuring the intelligence of an individual allows a measure of worth or value to be attached.

5. "[T]he child represents a ____________ adult ancestor."

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