The Mismeasure of Man Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Mismeasure of Man Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. According to Gould, science must be viewed in its ________ context since culture and environment also influence facts and theories.

2. What did Galton measure in order to ascertain the intelligence of people?

3. Where did Francis Galton have a display in 1884?

4. It was thought that black brains could not ____________ or absorb information.

5. On what did Bean gather information?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gunnar Myrdal have to say about the situation of ranking people in society?

2. What were some of the additional factors Gratiolet studied in order to determine the effect of brain size?

3. What are the two groups Gould identifies within the idea of ranking blacks and other races?

4. Define the idea of polygenism.

5. How is biological determinism used in regards to the measurement of intelligence of people in society?

6. What did Blumenbach believe the anatomical structure differences between blacks and whites were the result of?

7. Define the idea of monogenism.

8. What is Socrates' idea as to how classes and categories will be formed in relation to people in a society?

9. What are 2 of the four points Gould keeps in mind as he examines the studies of the researchers in this book?

10. Why did Broca feel women should be denied the benefits of education?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Another researcher of brain size was Paul Broca. This professor of surgery used numbers which Gould is unsure were legitimate in order to show, one again, the inferiority of blacks.

Part 1: What does Gould think Broca did before doing his research that affected the results?

Part 2: What were Broca's numbers and results based on?

Part 3: In what way were Broca's studies biased?

Essay Topic 2

Samuel George Morton was a collector of skulls, which lead to his own studies in the ranking of individuals. But Gould is not so sure Morton is as careful with his research as many once thought.

Part 1: What did Morton do with the skulls he had collected and measured?

Part 2: What was Morton's conclusion based on his measurements of the skills?

Part 3: What was the problem Gould found with Morton's work, "Crania Americana"?

Part 4: What are the four conclusions Gould draws about Morton's work?

Essay Topic 3

H.H. Goddard is a fascinating researcher in the field of intelligence measurement and heredity. His claim to fame is that he brought the Binet scale to America, but seems to have ignored the rules that went along with it.

Part 1: What are some of the categories Goddard used in order to rank individuals according to their intelligence?

Part 2: What are the similarities and the differences between these categories?

Part 3: What were the two errors Goddard encountered as he tried to develop a unilinear scale to measure intelligence?

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