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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. James holds that activity is evidenced by which of the following?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Time.
(c) History.
(d) Change.

2. Humans react in what way to new information, according to James?
(a) They are comforted by new information.
(b) They are angry at new information.
(c) They are accepting of new information.
(d) They are wary of new information.

3. James describes the parts of the universe as being which of the following?
(a) Happy.
(b) Inconsistent.
(c) Individualized.
(d) Discontinuous.

4. According to James, there are two ways of looking at the whole of the universe. What are these ways?
(a) Love and hate.
(b) Unity and disunity.
(c) Happiness and unhappiness.
(d) Faithfulness and unfaithfulness.

5. Who was the first to say, "I think therefore I am"?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Plato.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Descartes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to James, what is within the realm of sensory experience prior to cognition?

2. James holds that in which stance does the mind makes connections between ideas that are just as valid as other truths?

3. What kind of unity does James describe as being things that are like each other?

4. What does James believe to be the prevalence of one set of ideas?

5. What does James discuss in Chapter V?

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