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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. James says that the field of consciousness is a center fringed by which of the following?
(a) Attention.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Awareness.
(d) Ignorance.

2. 'Each-form,' according to James, allows for intimacy with which of the following?
(a) Love.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Divine.

3. What kind of unity does James describe as being things that are like each other?
(a) Casual.
(b) Plural.
(c) Generic.
(d) Monist.

4. James holds that in which stance does the mind makes connections between ideas that are just as valid as other truths?
(a) Radical empiricism.
(b) Conservative empiricism.
(c) Radical rationalism.
(d) Conservative rationalism.

5. Who was the first to say, "I think therefore I am"?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Plato.
(d) Shakespeare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James address in Chapter IV?

2. What position does James describe as being based on facts and pessimism?

3. What adjective does James use to address precepts?

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

5. Chapter 1 discuss the importance of which field?

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