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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) Ego.
(b) Longing.
(c) Love.
(d) Belongings.

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

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

4. How does James describe noetic quality?
(a) New happiness.
(b) New virtues.
(c) New morals.
(d) New knowledge.

5. According to James, which of the following is not an essential element to religion?
(a) Confession.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the first act, James believes that people will then act out of _____________.

2. James asserts that inquiry is secondly designed to evaluate which of the following?

3. According to James, religion cannot exist on which of the following?

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

5. James connects religious manifestation to ______________.

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