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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relation binds the object and the perceiver in Hegel's philosophy?
(a) History.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Reason.
(d) The World-Spirit.

2. What role does Hegel say society plays in how man determines his direction?
(a) Hegel says that society inhibits men's 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 provides the foundation for freedom.

3. According to Hegel, what is it that prevents the development of consciousness from producing societal problems?
(a) Self-reflection.
(b) Organic consciousness.
(c) Society.
(d) Correct forms.

4. In Hegel's view, how are laws of thought connected?
(a) By reason.
(b) By logic.
(c) By science.
(d) By history.

5. What does Hegel mean by "concrete"?
(a) Experiential and actual.
(b) Filled with potential.
(c) Devoid of consciousness.
(d) Filled with divine actuality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the elements in Hegel's account?

2. How does Hegel define a law?

3. According to Hegel, how does the animal fulfill its purpose?

4. Which claim does Hegel make about the mind?

5. How does Hegel describe reason?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hegel define "sensibility"?

2. What is the relationship of freedom and fate in Hegel's terminology?

3. What are the stages by which the conscious mind develops, in Hegel's terminology?

4. How are notions and reality related according to Hegel's philosophy?

5. How does Hegel define Reason?

6. How, in Hegel's view, does the self become aware of the contradiction of selfhood?

7. What is the "conceit of individuality" and what force counters it according to Hegel's philosophy?

8. What was the relationship between philosophy and science in Hegel's time?

9. What is it that forms the basis of individuality and character, in Hegel's terminology?

10. How does Hegel define the relationship between the lord and the servant?

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