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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Some Problems of Philosophy Section I (Chapters I-VII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of unity does James define as being the relationship of things that seem to tell a story together?
(a) Beings.
(b) Casual.
(c) Empirical.
(d) Aesthetic.

2. The challenges of what kind of problems does James present in Chapter II?
(a) Psychological.
(b) Rational.
(c) Metaphysical.
(d) Biological.

3. What does James describe as being both sublime and trivial?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Science.
(d) Religion.

4. What does James describe as a secondary process?
(a) Pluralism.
(b) Conception.
(c) Abuse.
(d) Intelligence.

5. Which statement is true about James' thoughts on experiences?
(a) They are all related to each other.
(b) They all revolve around theism.
(c) They are all related to determinism.
(d) They are all related to empiricism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What viewpoint does James believe tends to retreat and accommodate?

2. James holds that activity is evidenced by which of the following?

3. What does James describe as the champion's abstraction?

4. Who was the first to say, "I think therefore I am"?

5. In determinist stance, James describes superhuman as which of the following?

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