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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Meaning of Truth Section II (Lectures VIII -XV).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James associates Charles Pierce with what concept?
(a) Rationalism.
(b) Empiricism.
(c) Pragmatism.
(d) Ascetism.

2. James holds that activity is evidenced by which of the following?
(a) Change.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) History.
(d) Time.

3. What does James claim his philosophy requires from followers?
(a) Stoutness.
(b) Faith.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Intelligence.

4. Who does James use in Lecture X to illustrate his point clearly?
(a) Henry James.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Homer.
(d) Julius Caesar.

5. Whom does James refer to as feeling fundamentally fed up with life?
(a) Faulkner.
(b) Homer.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Tolstoy.

Short Answer Questions

1. James states that which viewpoint is the process for determining truth?

2. What type of unity does James describe as a preceding event causing a following event?

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

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

5. James holds that in which stance does the mind makes connections between ideas that are just as valid as other truths?

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