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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pragmatism Section I (Lectures I-IV).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James believes that which viewpoint fills the needs of both religion and fact?
(a) Pragmatism.
(b) Monism.
(c) Pantheism.
(d) Relgion.

2. James suggests the naturalist approach consists of living __________.
(a) Simply.
(b) Negatively.
(c) Positively.
(d) Frugally.

3. What religion does James say relies on elaborate ceremony and hierarchy?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Protestantism.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Catholicism.

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

5. James connects religious manifestation to ______________.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Charity.
(d) Subconsciousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to James, the more dramatic examples of conversion tend to be which of the following?

2. What does James identify as the "fruits" of religion?

3. James claims that in excess, what can become gullibility?

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

5. What does James describe as the champion's abstraction?

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