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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. According to James, the absence of something can lead to a sense of which of the following?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Unreality.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Anger.

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

3. James asserts that inquiry is secondly designed to evaluate which of the following?
(a) The significance of a person.
(b) The decision one makes to become happy.
(c) The motivation one person has to change.
(d) The meaning or importance of a thing.

4. In excess, what does James believe devoutness becomes?
(a) Ascetism.
(b) Religion.
(c) Fanaticism.
(d) Insanity.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. James believes that people will first act out of _____________.

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

4. In excess, what does James assert that virtue becomes?

5. What do Lectures XVI and XVII outline?

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