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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. James claims that the belief in absolute negates the need for which of the following?
(a) Common sense.
(b) Action.
(c) Faith.
(d) Experience.

2. James states purity arises from a sense of sensitivity to _________.
(a) Inconsistency.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Ascetism.
(d) Purity.

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

4. "Answers to a Questionnaire" responds to which person?
(a) Kant.
(b) Pratt.
(c) Kim.
(d) Bergson.

5. James says that the first way of looking at "To You" is in which position?
(a) Empiricist.
(b) Monist.
(c) Pragmatic.
(d) Rationalist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James describe as being a sudden and great extension of the field of consciousness?

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

3. In the meaning of truth lectures, what does Lecture III cover?

4. What does James say about his philosophy compared to the philosophy of the subject in "A Pluralistic Mystic"?

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

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