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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. What religion does James say relies on elaborate ceremony and hierarchy?
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Hinduism.

2. What word does James associate with prayer?
(a) Morals.
(b) Rational.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Transaction.

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

4. James states purity arises from a sense of sensitivity to _________.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Purity.
(c) Inconsistency.
(d) Ascetism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. James identifies a substance through which of the following?

2. Lecture VIII relates pragmatism to which concept?

3. What does James believe to be the prevalence of one set of ideas?

4. What is the view that salvation of the world is not possible?

5. According to James, what is within the realm of sensory experience prior to cognition?

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