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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays Section II (Essays 11-20).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Humans react in what way to new information, according to James?
(a) They are angry at new information.
(b) They are wary of new information.
(c) They are accepting of new information.
(d) They are comforted by new information.

2. Who believed that inclusive forms of consciousness are partly generated by less inclusive forms?
(a) Fechner.
(b) Hegel.
(c) Wordsworth.
(d) James.

3. James describes the parts of the universe as being which of the following?
(a) Happy.
(b) Inconsistent.
(c) Individualized.
(d) Discontinuous.

4. What position does James attribute to being the 'each-form'?
(a) Meliorist.
(b) Monist.
(c) Theist.
(d) Pluralist.

5. What is Lecture II of the meaning of truth lectures about?
(a) Ways of knowing.
(b) Ways of feeling.
(c) Ways of sharing.
(d) Ways of emoting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term is defined as the function of consciousness?

3. James claims that religion is in line with which of the following?

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

5. What type of unity does James define as being the relationship of things that seem to tell a story together?

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