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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Some Problems of Philosophy Section II (Chapters VIII-Appendix).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of unity does James describe as a preceding event causing a following event?
(a) Generic.
(b) Plural.
(c) Aesthetic.
(d) Casual.

2. How does James describe Josiah Royce's approach?
(a) Instinctual.
(b) Empirical.
(c) Reasonable.
(d) Deductive.

3. What adjective does James use to address precepts?
(a) Fulfilling.
(b) Discrete.
(c) Continuous.
(d) Plural.

4. James believes that people will first act out of _____________.
(a) Need.
(b) Logic.
(c) Instinct.
(d) Desire.

5. According to James, noetic pluralism indicates which of the following?
(a) A god might have once existed.
(b) A god might not be all-knowing.
(c) A god might not exist.
(d) A god could never have existed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Fechner's faith saved him from which of the following, according to James?

3. Who was the first to say, "I think therefore I am"?

4. According to James, the more dramatic examples of conversion tend to be which of the following?

5. The lecture about Royce adds to lectures on which topic?

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