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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. According to James, noetic pluralism indicates which of the following?
(a) A god might have once existed.
(b) A god might not be all-knowing.
(c) A god might not exist.
(d) A god could never have existed.

2. James associates Charles Pierce with what concept?
(a) Pragmatism.
(b) Ascetism.
(c) Rationalism.
(d) Empiricism.

3. What does James believe to be the prevalence of one set of ideas?
(a) Infinite.
(b) Convention.
(c) Action.
(d) Experience.

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

5. After the first act, James believes that people will then act out of _____________.
(a) Instinct.
(b) Desire.
(c) Need.
(d) Logic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does James describe Josiah Royce's approach?

2. How does James describe ineffability?

3. What does James attribute to using parts to explain wholes?

4. According to James, the absence of something can lead to a sense of which of the following?

5. Who says that concepts freeze movement?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does James describe reasoning as a part of empiricism?

2. What information about Bergson does James want the reader to take note of?

3. How does James describe reasoning as a part of rationalism?

4. According to James, what drives human behavior?

5. What are James' thoughts about suicide?

6. What does James believe prompts people to act?

7. According to James, what is inquiry designed for?

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

9. What is healthy-mindedness?

10. What is the rationalist position?

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