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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. James says that the first way of looking at "To You" is in which position?
(a) Monist.
(b) Empiricist.
(c) Pragmatic.
(d) Rationalist.

2. James states purity arises from a sense of sensitivity to _________.
(a) Inconsistency.
(b) Ascetism.
(c) Purity.
(d) Happiness.

3. What is the view that salvation is neither impossible nor inevitable?
(a) Pessimism.
(b) Ascetism.
(c) Optimism.
(d) Meliorism.

4. What is the view that salvation of the world is not possible?
(a) Ascetism.
(b) Optimism.
(c) Pessimism.
(d) Meliorism.

5. What is the first concept Fechner uses in his reasoning?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Logic.
(c) Instinct.
(d) Analogy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which phrase does James use to describe common sense?

3. James identifies a substance through which of the following?

4. For whom is truth an inert static relationship, according to James?

5. The third lens James describes that is used for seeing the world is which of the following?

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