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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Revealed Religion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the term "sensibility" apply according to Hegel?
(a) All living things.
(b) The entire universe.
(c) Humans and animals.
(d) All humans.

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

3. How does Hegel describe Necessity?
(a) Hegel says that Necessity liberates man to make free will decisions.
(b) Hegel says that Necessity works against the law of the heart.
(c) Hegel says that Necessity gives man everything he needs.
(d) Hegel says that Necessity crushes men's freedom with fate.

4. How does Hegel describe force?
(a) Force is an attempt to transfer understanding.
(b) Force is impersonal, natural, and divine.
(c) Force is an eternal power in the world.
(d) Force is a human power to be used against nature.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hegel, action turns the external world into an arena where what can come into being?

2. According to Hegel, how does the truth of concrete individuals manifest?

3. In Hegel's philosophy, what is the first stage in the development of the conscious mind?

4. In Hegel's philosophy, which aspect of mind can operate in ways that do not touch daily life in a cause-effect manner?

5. What does conceit cause according to Hegel?

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