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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pragmatism Section I (Lectures I-IV).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which definition is most close to the definition of healthy-mindedness?
(a) A deliberate attempt to see the goodness in the world and in one's personal life.
(b) The longing to see others become happy.
(c) The decision to become happy when depressed.
(d) The ability to continue loving somebody even when one is depressed.

3. James suggests the naturalist approach consists of living __________.
(a) Frugally.
(b) Simply.
(c) Positively.
(d) Negatively.

4. What kind of experiences does James say deliver people from the suffering of duality?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Individual.
(c) Rational.
(d) Salvation.

5. James believes the salvation approach relies on what kind of experience?
(a) Happy.
(b) Divine.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Depressing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does James refer to as feeling fundamentally fed up with life?

2. What viewpoint does James believe tends to retreat and accommodate?

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

4. James identifies a substance through which of the following?

5. In excess, what does James believe devoutness becomes?

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