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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spirit in Self-Estrangement- The Discipline of Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which modern culture is the most representative descendant of Hegelian thinking?
(a) Russia.
(b) America.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

2. What is the purpose of an animal's mentality in Hegel's opinion?
(a) To manifest the univeral mind.
(b) To match organic nature.
(c) To evolve toward consciousness.
(d) To fulfill human purposes.

3. According to Hegel, why is the self unhappy?
(a) Because it can imagine fulfillment but never know it completely.
(b) Because it can imagine eternity, but has to die.
(c) Because it will always be torn between the present contingency and infant perfection.
(d) Because it can never contact its unconscious sources.

4. Hegel writes that the divisive power of the mind allows the self to define itself relative to what?
(a) The individual's past.
(b) The family.
(c) The self.
(d) The external universe.

5. What does Spirit represent for the Mind according to Hegel?
(a) Unity with truth.
(b) Historical consciousness.
(c) Class consciousness.
(d) Unity with the Universal Mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hegel define a law?

2. What school of thought influenced Hegel's writing?

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

4. What does Hegel say is the goal of individual self-consciousness?

5. What human trait does Hegel say is not found in animals?

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