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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Meaning of Truth Section I (Lectures I-VII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Royce says that ignorance is which of the following?
(a) Affection.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Inattention.
(d) Common sense.

2. According to James, religion cannot exist on which of the following?
(a) Moral thought.
(b) Irrational thought.
(c) Rational thought.
(d) Immoral thought.

3. What position does James state believes everything is essentially the same?
(a) Monism.
(b) Pragmatism.
(c) Pluralism.
(d) Pantheism.

4. What position is described as holding that even in vast fields of sameness, there is still difference?
(a) Monism.
(b) Pluralism.
(c) Pragmatism.
(d) Intellectualism.

5. James says that other theorists originate from what type of experience?
(a) Broad experience.
(b) Intelligent experience.
(c) Personal experience.
(d) Limited experience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James use as an example to explain the significance of substance?

2. In Lecture VI, what does James relate to pragmatism?

3. According to James, which of the following is not an essential element to religion?

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

5. Humans react in what way to new information, according to James?

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