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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does James describe as being based on facts and pessimism?
(a) Rationalist.
(b) Monist.
(c) Empiricist.
(d) Pluralist.

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

3. James says that for an instantaneous conversion, it is necessary for a person to know which of the following?
(a) Disharmony.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Harmony.
(d) Sadness.

4. James states that which viewpoint is the process for determining truth?
(a) Monism.
(b) Pluralism.
(c) Pragmatism.
(d) Pantheism.

5. What does James identify as the "fruits" of religion?
(a) Morality.
(b) Cultural benefits of saintliness.
(c) Charity for those in need.
(d) Ascetism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Lectures XVI and XVII outline?

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

3. What position does James state lacks intimacy?

4. James asserts that inquiry is secondly designed to evaluate which of the following?

5. What does James attribute to using wholes to explain parts?

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