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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Virtue & the Course of the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role does Hegel say society plays in how man determines his direction?
(a) Hegel says that society provides the foundation for freedom.
(b) Hegel says that society codifies desires with laws.
(c) Hegel says that society works against the direction of the heart.
(d) Hegel says that society inhibits men's freedom.

2. How does Hegel describe the process of the World running its Course?
(a) Exhilarating.
(b) Torturous and miserable.
(c) Sad and unpleasant.
(d) Uplifting.

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

4. In what way could Hegel see a person, a table and a fruit as all identical?
(a) They are all 'mind'.
(b) They are all raw material for consciousness.
(c) They are all 'things'.
(d) They are all 'objects of perception' to another person.

5. What is it that expresses both the individual and inner reality, in Hegel's view?
(a) Self-reflection.
(b) Action.
(c) Conflict within the self.
(d) Physical form.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hegel say is ultimately impossible for a human?

2. According to Hegel, why is the self unhappy?

3. According to Hegel, why is even a killer dissatisfied with the self-certainty that comes from killing another person?

4. According to Hegel, what are the mind's two relations to reality?

5. According to Hegel, what constitutes the Course of the World?

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