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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Observation of the Relation of Self-Consciousness to Its Immediate Actuality- Physiognomy and Phrenology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hegel say is ultimately impossible for a human?
(a) Self-awareness.
(b) Transcendence.
(c) Purposelessness.
(d) Fulfillment.

2. In Hegel's terminology, what does the term "sensibility" pertain to?
(a) An entity whose end is itself.
(b) A zeitgeist, a spirit of the times.
(c) A physiological apparatus for perception.
(d) A mental construct that organizes sensations.

3. What is the relationship between phrenology, physiognomy, and cranioscopy according to Hegel?
(a) They are all forms of self-measurement and self-reflection.
(b) They all represent sciences that have evolved closer to conciousness.
(c) They are all evidence of different kinds of scientific thinking.
(d) They all address the problem of embodiment of self-consciousness.

4. Where does Hegel locate the beginning of scientific knowledge?
(a) In God.
(b) In self-knowledge.
(c) In spirituality.
(d) In History.

5. According to Hegel, how does the animal fulfill its purpose?
(a) By living.
(b) By reconciling its self with reality.
(c) By attaining reflection.
(d) By attaining consciousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "the concrete" have in Hegel's account?

2. In what way could Hegel see a person, a table and a fruit as all identical?

3. To what does the term "sensibility" apply according to Hegel?

4. What does Hegel say the meaning of life is for every individual?

5. What else does Reason require in Hegel's philosophy?

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