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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to James, beliefs are based on which of the following?
(a) Common sense.
(b) Religion.
(c) Truth.
(d) Experience.

2. According to James, the absence of something can lead to a sense of which of the following?
(a) Unreality.
(b) Anger.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Happiness.

3. Who believes that everything has an opposite that is negated?
(a) James.
(b) Wordsworth.
(c) Hegel.
(d) Biben.

4. The lecture about Royce adds to lectures on which topic?
(a) Pluralism.
(b) Bergson.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Theism.

5. James holds that in which stance does the mind makes connections between ideas that are just as valid as other truths?
(a) Conservative empiricism.
(b) Radical empiricism.
(c) Conservative rationalism.
(d) Radical rationalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does James associate with prayer?

2. What does Chapter IX focus on?

3. What does James believe people tend to do with the truth?

4. What kind of god does James find in the all-form?

5. Who says that concepts freeze movement?

(see the answer key)

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