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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. In Hegel's philosophy, where is duty found?
(a) In relation to Spirit.
(b) In good faith ethics.
(c) In relation to family members and organizations.
(d) In relation to Mind.

2. Which religion comes first, in Hegel's philosophy?
(a) Moral religion.
(b) Human religion.
(c) Instinctual religion.
(d) Natural religion.

3. Who else reached similar conclusions to Hegel's, about the nature of Absolute self-consciousness?
(a) Pragmatist philosophers.
(b) Enlightenment philosophers.
(c) Renaissance philosophers.
(d) Eastern philosophers.

4. In Hegel's view, what does the spark of the Absolute represent?
(a) The eternal nature of virtue.
(b) The essence of light and darkness unified.
(c) The medium in which light is carried.
(d) The emergence of the light of consciousness.

5. What does the belief in the Underworld transform into according to Hegel?
(a) Scientific knowledge.
(b) A belief in Heaven.
(c) A stimulus for observing life closely.
(d) A fear of death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Spirit represent for the Mind according to Hegel?

2. How does Hegel define ownership?

3. According to Hegel, what is the element of self-consciousness closest to the Absolute?

4. What does Hegel describe as the theatre for ethical choices?

5. In Hegel's philosophy, in what way does the Spirit serve a two-fold function?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Hegel, what does the law of heart do to an individual who follows it?

2. What is the difference between "property" and "no property" in Hegel's view?

3. How does Hegel describe the Absolute Spirit?

4. In Hegel's philosophy, what is the difference between conscience and the moral self-consciousness?

5. According to Hegel's philosophy, what is the individual's relationship with society, in terms of the development of ethical behavior?

6. What does Hegel mean by saying that every action is divisive?

7. How does Hegel define self-estrangement?

8. According to Hegel, what do artists and tool makers have in common?

9. In what way or under what conditions can self-consciousness itself be moral in Hegel's view?

10. According to Hegel's philosophy, what is the progression the self follows?

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