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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. Which phrase does James use to describe common sense?
(a) Cycle of life.
(b) Thinking pattern.
(c) Stage of development.
(d) Symptom of aging.

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

3. James identifies a substance through which of the following?
(a) Senses.
(b) Intellectual reasoning.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Attributes.

4. What kind of unity does James describe as being things that are like each other?
(a) Generic.
(b) Plural.
(c) Casual.
(d) Monist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James describe as the second virtue of pluralism?

2. According to James, which of the following is not an essential element to religion?

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

4. James relates that the truth has ____________ consequences.

5. What does James use as an example to explain the significance of substance?

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