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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. What does James describe as the champion's abstraction?
(a) Atheism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Pantheism.
(d) Spiritualism.

2. In the lectures about the meaning of truth, what does Lecture I relate to?
(a) Consciousness.
(b) Cognition.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Subjectivity.

3. What term is defined as the function of consciousness?
(a) Concept.
(b) Response action.
(c) Cognition.
(d) Perception.

4. How does James describe noetic quality?
(a) New happiness.
(b) New virtues.
(c) New knowledge.
(d) New morals.

5. Lecture VII relates which of the following to pragmatism?
(a) Rationalism.
(b) Religion.
(c) Logic.
(d) Humanism.

Short Answer Questions

1. James connects religious manifestation to ______________.

2. What term is defined as the state of consciousness considered subjectively?

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

4. According to James, 'each' and 'whole' are levels of what?

5. Who does James use in Lecture X to illustrate his point clearly?

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