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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first to say, "I think therefore I am"?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plato.

2. What concept does James say counters the way reality is perceptually experienced?
(a) Percepts.
(b) Pluralism.
(c) Virtues.
(d) Monism.

3. What is the name of the theory James describes as believing that time is always coming in small drops?
(a) Discontinuity Theory.
(b) Discretion Theory.
(c) Continuous Theory.
(d) Awareness Theory.

4. What challenging research does James address in a short story?
(a) Psychical research.
(b) Biological research.
(c) Anatomical research.
(d) Psychological research.

5. What does Chapter VIII emphasize?
(a) Positive and negative.
(b) Free will and meliorism.
(c) Discrete and continuous.
(d) Intelligent and ignorant.

6. According to James, what is Emerson's good quality?
(a) He is an excellent writer.
(b) He is true to his own expression.
(c) He is truly happy.
(d) He does not lie.

7. James claims that it is difficult to imagine a world without the need for which of the following?
(a) Love.
(b) Government.
(c) War.
(d) Advice.

8. What does James describe as the second virtue of pluralism?
(a) Optimistic outlook.
(b) Pessimistic outlook.
(c) Rational outlook.
(d) Melioristic outlook.

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

10. What fellow empiricist does James claim to sympathize with most?
(a) Bergson.
(b) Kant.
(c) Bode.
(d) Bradley.

11. What term does James attribute to the love of wisdom?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Psychology.

12. According to James, monism does not allow for what kind of consciousness?
(a) Experienced.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Finite.
(d) Infinite.

13. Where did James experience an earthquake?
(a) Oregon.
(b) California.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Nevada.

14. What term is defined as the state of consciousness considered subjectively?
(a) Cognition.
(b) Representation.
(c) Thought.
(d) Feeling.

15. Chapter XII describes the relationship between novelty and what other quality?
(a) Causation.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does James discuss in Chapter V?

3. Chapter 1 discuss the importance of which field?

4. James gave an address to the alumni of ______________.

5. Whom does James respond to in "Humanism and Truth Once More"?

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