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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 does James say life consists of?
(a) Constant ignorance.
(b) Constant re-ordering process.
(c) Infrequent re-ordering process.
(d) Inconsistent ignorance.

2. What does James address in Chapter IV?
(a) Discrete concepts.
(b) Metaphysical problems.
(c) Continous percepts.
(d) Direct experience.

3. Chapter 1 discuss the importance of which field?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Biochemistry.
(d) Anatomy.

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

5. What does James describe as the champion's abstraction?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Atheism.
(c) Pantheism.
(d) Spiritualism.

Short Answer Questions

1. James states that which viewpoint is the process for determining truth?

2. What adjective does James use to address precepts?

3. What does James use as an example to explain the significance of substance?

4. James describes the parts of the universe as being which of the following?

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

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