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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What position is described as holding that even in vast fields of sameness, there is still difference?
(a) Intellectualism.
(b) Pluralism.
(c) Pragmatism.
(d) Monism.

3. James claims that religion is in line with which of the following?
(a) Individual simplicity.
(b) Instinct.
(c) Rationalism.
(d) Moral simplicity.

4. James claims that in excess, what can become gullibility?
(a) Strength.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Charity.
(d) Religion.

5. James asserts that inquiry is first designed to evaluate which of the following?
(a) The essential nature of a thing.
(b) The darkness of deep depression.
(c) The absence of something.
(d) The lack of happiness in a person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James say allows Fechner to posit Earth systems based on human systems?

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

3. What word does James associate with prayer?

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

5. What kind of god does James find in the all-form?

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