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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. Where does Hegel locate the beginning of scientific knowledge?
(a) In God.
(b) In History.
(c) In self-knowledge.
(d) In spirituality.

2. What is the relationship between phrenology, physiognomy, and cranioscopy according to Hegel?
(a) They all address the problem of embodiment of self-consciousness.
(b) They are all forms of self-measurement and self-reflection.
(c) They all represent sciences that have evolved closer to conciousness.
(d) They are all evidence of different kinds of scientific thinking.

3. According tio Hegel where do psychological laws originate?
(a) In the fulfillment of self-consciousness.
(b) In the concrete reality of the self.
(c) In self-reflection.
(d) In the failure of the power of observation.

4. According to Hegel, why is even a killer dissatisfied with the self-certainty that comes from killing another person?
(a) Because even the final act of murder does not put one in touch with unconscious feelings.
(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 the act of murder is only a beginning and has to be repeated ritually.

5. According to the translator's note, Hegel's study of pleasure and necessity is really a study of what?
(a) Romanticism.
(b) Hedonism.
(c) Sentimentalism.
(d) Sadism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hegel say about the concept of absolute reality?

2. What term does Hegel use to describe the interrelation of Spirit with events?

3. In Hegel's view, how are laws of thought connected?

4. What is the purpose of an animal's mentality in Hegel's opinion?

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

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