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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Pluralistic Universe Section II (Lectures V-Appendix C).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What viewpoint does James attribute to being aggressive and radical?
(a) Religious.
(b) Pantheistic.
(c) Pragmatic.
(d) Monist.

2. Who says that concepts freeze movement?
(a) Hegel.
(b) Bergson.
(c) Royce.
(d) James.

3. What does James say life consists of?
(a) Inconsistent ignorance.
(b) Infrequent re-ordering process.
(c) Constant re-ordering process.
(d) Constant ignorance.

4. According to James, 'each' and 'whole' are levels of what?
(a) Witness.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Attention.
(d) Intelligence.

5. What stance does James attribute to being the way out of monism?
(a) Intelligence stance.
(b) Pragmatist stance.
(c) Determinist stance.
(d) Witness stance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What position does James state lacks intimacy?

3. According to James, noetic pluralism indicates which of the following?

4. James associates Charles Pierce with what concept?

5. Humans react in what way to new information, according to James?

(see the answer key)

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