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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Observation as a Process of Reason: Observation of Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hegel, why is even a killer dissatisfied with the self-certainty that comes from killing another person?
(a) Because the act of murder is only a beginning and has to be repeated ritually.
(b) Because the dead are never removed from the consciousness of the killer.
(c) Because some acts cannot be brought into the light.
(d) Because even the final act of murder does not put one in touch with unconscious feelings.

2. What does consciousness rest on in Hegel's account?
(a) Reason.
(b) Perception.
(c) Intuition.
(d) Understanding.

3. What does Hegel explain in the introduction of The Phenomenology of Mind?
(a) Where the inspiration for the work came from.
(b) Why he was the only one who could have written this work.
(c) Why the work is necessary to his times and to humanity.
(d) Where the work fits in the history of philosophy.

4. How do objects achieve identity according to Hegel?
(a) Through reflection.
(b) Through self awareness.
(c) Through determinateness.
(d) Through assertion.

5. What is a pre-condition to Reason according to Hegel?
(a) Double consciousness.
(b) Transcendent self-awareness.
(c) Stable self-certainty.
(d) Stable sources of food and shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hegel say that the relationship with the bondsman is not fulfilling for the lord?

2. Where does Hegel locate the beginning of scientific knowledge?

3. What do both parts of a lordship/bondage relationship seek in Hegel's philosophy?

4. What are noumena according to Hegel?

5. How does Hegel describe force?

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