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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pragmatism Section I (Lectures I-IV).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In excess, what does James assert that virtue becomes?
(a) Gullibility.
(b) A moral obligation.
(c) A religious obligation.
(d) A vice.

2. James says that mystical experience carries a sense of which of the following?
(a) Depression.
(b) Authority.
(c) Morality.
(d) Happiness.

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

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

5. James states that which viewpoint is the process for determining truth?
(a) Pluralism.
(b) Pantheism.
(c) Pragmatism.
(d) Monism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of experiences does James say deliver people from the suffering of duality?

2. What word does James associate with prayer?

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

4. According to James, the absence of something can lead to a sense of which of the following?

5. How does James describe ineffability?

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