When Blumenbach declared Caucasians the superlative of the races,he was following a popular line of thought that,in today's view,mistakenly assumed that:
A) whites were superior because of their skin color.
B) skull size and shape indicated human worth.
C) genetic quality must be regulated by governments.
D) the capacity for literacy was genetic.

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Blumenbach believed that skull size and shape indicated the level of intellectual and moral development of a race, and therefore concluded that Caucasians were superior to other races. Today, we know that skull size and shape do not correlate with human worth or intelligence. Therefore, option B is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because skin color is not a determinant of human superiority. Option C is incorrect because genetic quality should not be regulated by government. Option D is incorrect because literacy is not solely determined by genetics.

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