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

2. What do Lectures XVI and XVII outline?
(a) Aspects of mystical experience.
(b) Aspects of fanaticism.
(c) Aspects of ascetism.
(d) Aspects of charity.

3. In the meaning of truth lectures, what does Lecture III cover?
(a) The relationship between truth and happiness.
(b) The relationship between truth and humanism.
(c) The relationship between truth and lies.
(d) The relationship between excitement and truth.

4. According to James, what is within the realm of sensory experience prior to cognition?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Empiricism.
(d) Determinism.

5. What position does James describe as being based on principles of intellectualism and idealism?
(a) Rationalist.
(b) Empiricist.
(c) Monist.
(d) Pluralist.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to James, noetic pluralism indicates which of the following?

2. What does James say life consists of?

3. Lecture VIII relates pragmatism to which concept?

4. James says that the field of consciousness is a center fringed by which of the following?

5. James associates Charles Pierce with what concept?

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