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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. The first lens James describes that is used for seeing the world is which of the following?
(a) Reason.
(b) Truth.
(c) Logic.
(d) Pessimism.

2. What viewpoint does James believe tends to retreat and accommodate?
(a) Religious.
(b) Monist.
(c) Pluralist.
(d) Intellectual.

3. Lecture XII is a response to which of the following?
(a) Herbert's criticism.
(b) Connotation and denotation.
(c) Shakespeare's work.
(d) Assertions of faith.

4. According to James, the more dramatic examples of conversion tend to be which of the following?
(a) Temporary.
(b) Permanent.
(c) False.
(d) True.

5. James asserts that inquiry is secondly designed to evaluate which of the following?
(a) The decision one makes to become happy.
(b) The motivation one person has to change.
(c) The significance of a person.
(d) The meaning or importance of a thing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first aspect of the truth that James points out?

2. What does James describe as the third virtue of pluralism?

3. According to James, monism does not allow for what kind of consciousness?

4. What does Chapter VIII emphasize?

5. What position does James describe as being based on facts and pessimism?

(see the answer key)

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