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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does James call the conceptual way of knowing something?
(a) Reasonable.
(b) Representational.
(c) Perceptional.
(d) Intuitive.

2. What term does James attribute to the love of wisdom?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Knowledge.

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

4. The challenges of what kind of problems does James present in Chapter II?
(a) Biological.
(b) Psychological.
(c) Rational.
(d) Metaphysical.

5. What is the name of the subject of "A Pluralistic Mystic"?
(a) Bringinger.
(b) Blood.
(c) Barrington.
(d) Barron.

6. What challenging research does James address in a short story?
(a) Anatomical research.
(b) Psychical research.
(c) Biological research.
(d) Psychological research.

7. In the story PhD Octopus, students do not deal with _________________.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Truth.
(c) Skills.
(d) Knowledge.

8. In the lectures about the meaning of truth, what does Lecture I relate to?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Subjectivity.
(c) Consciousness.
(d) Cognition.

9. According to James, what can be an object for several minds?
(a) Experience.
(b) Action.
(c) Motion.
(d) Ignorance.

10. James claims that the belief in absolute negates the need for which of the following?
(a) Faith.
(b) Action.
(c) Experience.
(d) Common sense.

11. In the story about the earthquake, James focuses on what part of the experience?
(a) Concrete character.
(b) Simplistic setting.
(c) Credible psychological involvement.
(d) Enhanced sensory images.

12. What is Lecture II of the meaning of truth lectures about?
(a) Ways of emoting.
(b) Ways of sharing.
(c) Ways of feeling.
(d) Ways of knowing.

13. What does James attribute to determining response actions?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Concepts.
(c) Perceptions.
(d) Thoughts.

14. John Dewey was the founder of ___________.
(a) The Chicago School.
(b) The New York School.
(c) The Atlanta School.
(d) The Miami School.

15. What does "Answers to a Questionnaire" address?
(a) Theism.
(b) Laws.
(c) Government.
(d) Personal beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to James, what gives one the ability to know a good man when one sees him?

2. Chapter XII describes the relationship between novelty and what other quality?

3. Where did James experience an earthquake?

4. What concept does the story about the Philippine address discuss?

5. Who was the first to say, "I think therefore I am"?

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