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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. What position does James describe as being based on facts and pessimism?
(a) Empiricist.
(b) Rationalist.
(c) Pluralist.
(d) Monist.

2. In Lecture VI, what does James relate to pragmatism?
(a) Truth.
(b) Religion.
(c) Reason.
(d) Logic.

3. What is the name of the theory James describes as believing that time is always coming in small drops?
(a) Discretion Theory.
(b) Awareness Theory.
(c) Discontinuity Theory.
(d) Continuous Theory.

4. What does James attribute to using wholes to explain parts?
(a) Pluralism.
(b) Rationalism.
(c) Logic.
(d) Empiricism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. James says that what kind of people experience a sense of unreality?

2. Fechner's faith saved him from which of the following, according to James?

3. After the first act, James believes that people will then act out of _____________.

4. James associates Charles Pierce with what concept?

5. What does James attribute to determining response actions?

(see the answer key)

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