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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Varieties of Religious Experience Section 2 (Lectures XI-Postcript).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James asserts that inquiry is first designed to evaluate which of the following?
(a) The essential nature of a thing.
(b) The absence of something.
(c) The darkness of deep depression.
(d) The lack of happiness in a person.

2. In Lecture II, James outlines the meaning of ______________.
(a) Religion.
(b) Health.
(c) Mysticism.
(d) Happiness.

3. According to James, the more dramatic examples of conversion tend to be which of the following?
(a) True.
(b) Temporary.
(c) Permanent.
(d) False.

4. After the first act, James believes that people will then act out of _____________.
(a) Instinct.
(b) Logic.
(c) Need.
(d) Desire.

5. According to James, the absence of something can lead to a sense of which of the following?
(a) Anger.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Unreality.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of experiences does James say deliver people from the suffering of duality?

2. How does James describe ineffability?

3. What does James identify as a "sick soul"?

4. James associates Charles Pierce with what concept?

5. James states purity arises from a sense of sensitivity to _________.

(see the answer key)

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