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Writings, 1902-1910 Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In determinist stance, James describes superhuman as which of the following?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Infinite.
(c) Unintelligence.
(d) Finite.

2. James says that mystical experience carries a sense of which of the following?
(a) Depression.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Morality.
(d) Authority.

3. What does James identify as a "sick soul"?
(a) One who has reached a state of psychological rock-bottom.
(b) One who has made a difficult decision.
(c) One who is psychologicall and emotionally empty.
(d) One who has committed a crime.

4. James holds that activity is evidenced by which of the following?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Change.
(c) Time.
(d) History.

5. James says that the field of consciousness is a center fringed by which of the following?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Awareness.
(d) Attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. Humans react in what way to new information, according to James?

2. James says that for a man to experience the divine, what must he let go?

3. What does James use as an example to explain the significance of substance?

4. James describes the parts of the universe as being which of the following?

5. According to James, the absence of something can lead to a sense of which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What assertions does James make about ignorance?

2. Why does James believe that religion should be based on an individual level?

3. What is the monist position?

4. What is the empiricist position?

5. According to James, what drives human behavior?

6. What are the types of unity that James describes?

7. What does James say about other theorists and their experiences?

8. What is radical empiricism?

9. What information about Bergson does James want the reader to take note of?

10. What does James say that truth is for pragmatists?

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