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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Varieties of Religious Experience Section 2 (Lectures XI-Postcript).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James says that for a man to experience the divine, what must he let go?
(a) Belongings.
(b) Ego.
(c) Longing.
(d) Love.

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

3. James believes that people will first act out of _____________.
(a) Desire.
(b) Need.
(c) Logic.
(d) Instinct.

4. What kind of experiences does James say deliver people from the suffering of duality?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Individual.
(c) Rational.
(d) Salvation.

5. James suggests that the experience of evil is necessary from an existential viewpoint to access deep levels of which of the following?
(a) Truth.
(b) Depression.
(c) Lies.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. James states purity arises from a sense of sensitivity to _________.

2. Which definition is most close to the definition of healthy-mindedness?

3. In Lecture II, James outlines the meaning of ______________.

4. According to James, the more dramatic examples of conversion tend to be which of the following?

5. What do Lectures XVI and XVII outline?

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