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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. According to Hegel, what is science's relationship with philosophy?
(a) It evolves together with philosophy.
(b) It is founded on philosophy.
(c) It makes philosophy possible.
(d) It influences the reality that can be known philosophically.

2. What does the "artificer" represent in Hegel's philosophy?
(a) The artificer represents constant artistic self-reinvention.
(b) The artificer represents the light of the Absolute shining into the consciousness.
(c) The artificer represents thought combined with action upon reality.
(d) The artificer represents the manifestation of Absolute Mind.

3. In Hegel's philosophy, which aspect of mind can operate in ways that do not touch daily life in a cause-effect manner?
(a) Mind as such.
(b) Mind as self-awareness.
(c) Mind as Universal Spirit.
(d) Mind as individuality.

4. What does Insight cause people to find according to Hegel?
(a) Religion.
(b) History.
(c) Consciousness.
(d) The universal mind.

5. What kind of artwork does Hegel discuss as the foundation of revealed religion?
(a) The statue.
(b) The symphony.
(c) The hymn.
(d) The cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the center of moral life according to Hegel?

2. What is it that makes philosophy necessary and valuable according to Hegel?

3. According to Hegel, what do people ultimately find as a result of Insight?

4. In Hegel's opinion, what is superstition based on?

5. What assumption does Hegel make about God?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way or under what conditions can self-consciousness itself be moral in Hegel's view?

2. According to Hegel, how is duty related to action?

3. Define the German word Geist.

4. What is God's relationship with the work of art, in Hegel's view?

5. In what way does Hegel say that humans can continue to progress beyond Absolute Knowledge?

6. How does Hegel define the artificer?

7. How does Hegel define duty?

8. What is the contradiction that governs the self's relationship with morality, in Hegel's view?

9. How is the Divine Being revealed, in Hegel's philosophy?

10. How does Hegel define self-estrangement?

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