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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spirit in the Condition of Being Certain of Itself: Morality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hegel, what are the mind's two relations to reality?
(a) Reason and physiology.
(b) Spirit and heart.
(c) Thinking and biology.
(d) History and concepts.

2. How does Hegel approach morality?
(a) As a product of Spirit's development.
(b) As a reason for living.
(c) As a form of consciousness in itself.
(d) As a consequence of self-consiousness.

3. According to the translator, what does "the fact of the matter" refer to?
(a) An assertion of the truth of something.
(b) Realities as they appear to subjectivity.
(c) An absolute reality.
(d) Conditions surrounding an event.

4. What does Hegel include in the limitations of laws?
(a) Limitations of reflection.
(b) Limitations of mind.
(c) Limitations of observation.
(d) Limitations of self-consciousness.

5. What does a man gain by doing good work in Hegel's view?
(a) Power and awareness.
(b) Authority and riches.
(c) World-consciousness.
(d) Access to the world-spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hegel writes that the divisive power of the mind allows the self to define itself relative to what?

2. According to Hegel, what is the avenue through which reality and that which exists in consciousness can come into existence?

3. According to Hegel, action turns the external world into an arena where what can come into being?

4. What does Hegel say about the concept of absolute reality?

5. What serves as a model for duties for individuals in Hegel's opinion?

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