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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Meaning of Truth Section I (Lectures I-VII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James describes the parts of the universe as being which of the following?
(a) Individualized.
(b) Discontinuous.
(c) Happy.
(d) Inconsistent.

2. Lecture VII relates which of the following to pragmatism?
(a) Rationalism.
(b) Religion.
(c) Logic.
(d) Humanism.

3. Lecture VIII relates pragmatism to which concept?
(a) Religion.
(b) Ability.
(c) Experience.
(d) Happiness.

4. What type of unity does James define as being the relationship of things that seem to tell a story together?
(a) Empirical.
(b) Aesthetic.
(c) Beings.
(d) Casual.

5. What term is defined as the function of consciousness?
(a) Concept.
(b) Response action.
(c) Cognition.
(d) Perception.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion does James say relies on elaborate ceremony and hierarchy?

2. James says that the field of consciousness is a center fringed by which of the following?

3. James says that the first way of looking at "To You" is in which position?

4. In excess, what does James assert that virtue becomes?

5. According to James, noetic pluralism indicates which of the following?

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