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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 an instantaneous conversion, it is necessary for a person to know which of the following?
(a) Disharmony.
(b) Harmony.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Happiness.

2. Whom does James refer to as feeling fundamentally fed up with life?
(a) Faulkner.
(b) Tolstoy.
(c) Homer.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. According to James, the more dramatic examples of conversion tend to be which of the following?
(a) Permanent.
(b) False.
(c) Temporary.
(d) True.

4. Which of the following does James not identify as a quality of saintliness?
(a) Charity.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Purity.
(d) Strength of the soul.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James identify as a "sick soul"?

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

3. What religion does James say relies on elaborate ceremony and hierarchy?

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

5. James asserts that inquiry is first designed to evaluate which of the following?

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