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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Some Problems of Philosophy Section I (Chapters I-VII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does James describe as being based on principles of intellectualism and idealism?
(a) Rationalist.
(b) Pluralist.
(c) Monist.
(d) Empiricist.

2. What does James describe as a secondary process?
(a) Conception.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Pluralism.
(d) Abuse.

3. James identifies a substance through which of the following?
(a) Intellectual reasoning.
(b) Attributes.
(c) Senses.
(d) Empathy.

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

5. Royce says that limits for which group are a result of only a piece of absolute will?
(a) Animals.
(b) Pragmatists.
(c) Humans.
(d) Theists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position is described as holding that even in vast fields of sameness, there is still difference?

2. What does James describe as being both sublime and trivial?

3. What does James discuss in Chapter V?

4. Which statement is true about James' thoughts on experiences?

5. What viewpoint does James believe tends to retreat and accommodate?

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