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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. Which of the following does James not identify as a quality of saintliness?
(a) Charity.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Purity.
(d) Strength of the soul.

2. Which statement is true about James' thoughts on experiences?
(a) They all revolve around theism.
(b) They are all related to empiricism.
(c) They are all related to determinism.
(d) They are all related to each other.

3. James says that other theorists originate from what type of experience?
(a) Broad experience.
(b) Personal experience.
(c) Intelligent experience.
(d) Limited experience.

4. James states purity arises from a sense of sensitivity to _________.
(a) Purity.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Inconsistency.
(d) Ascetism.

5. What kind of unity does James describe as being things that are like each other?
(a) Casual.
(b) Generic.
(c) Plural.
(d) Monist.

Short Answer Questions

1. The lecture about Royce adds to lectures on which topic?

2. James claims that in excess, what can become gullibility?

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

4. In Lecture VI, what does James relate to pragmatism?

5. According to James, beliefs are based on which of the following?

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