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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James says that the field of consciousness is a center fringed by which of the following?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Attention.
(d) Awareness.

2. According to James, what is within the realm of sensory experience prior to cognition?
(a) Empiricism.
(b) Determinism.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Intelligence.

3. What position does James say is the 'all-form'?
(a) Logic.
(b) Monist.
(c) Pluralist.
(d) Rationalist.

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

5. James says that the second way of looking at "To You" is in which position?
(a) Pluralist.
(b) Logic.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Pragmatic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. James says that for a man to experience the divine, what must he let go?

3. The second lens James describes that is used for seeing the world is which of the following?

4. What is the view that salvation of the world is not possible?

5. What is the concept called where one believes that everything has an opposite that is negated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is pluralism?

2. What does James say about other theorists and their experiences?

3. What does James say that truth is for pragmatists?

4. What does James believe prompts people to act?

5. What is the determinist stance?

6. How does James designate the difference between those who are saintly and those who are not?

7. What is healthy-mindedness?

8. What is common sense as James sees it? Do you agree?

9. What does noetic pluralism indicate to James?

10. What assertions does James make about ignorance?

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