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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Pluralistic Universe Section II (Lectures V-Appendix C).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to James, what is within the realm of sensory experience prior to cognition?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Empiricism.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Determinism.

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

3. 'Each-form,' according to James, allows for intimacy with which of the following?
(a) Love.
(b) Divine.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Emotion.

4. What is the view that salvation is neither impossible nor inevitable?
(a) Optimism.
(b) Meliorism.
(c) Ascetism.
(d) Pessimism.

5. How does James describe Josiah Royce's approach?
(a) Instinctual.
(b) Empirical.
(c) Deductive.
(d) Reasonable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first concept Fechner uses in his reasoning?

2. What position does James state believes everything is essentially the same?

3. According to James, noetic pluralism indicates which of the following?

4. The first lens James describes that is used for seeing the world is which of the following?

5. Which definition is most close to the definition of healthy-mindedness?

(see the answer key)

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