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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion does James say relies on elaborate ceremony and hierarchy?

2. What kind of experiences does James say deliver people from the suffering of duality?

3. What is the first sub-category of spiritualism that James discusses?

4. James asserts that inquiry is secondly designed to evaluate which of the following?

5. What stance does James attribute to being the way out of monism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does James believe prompts people to act?

2. What is pluralism?

3. Why does James mention Hegel?

4. What are the types of unity that James describes?

5. How does James define the results of excess?

6. Describe the monistic way of looking at "To You."

7. What did you learn about Josiah Royce from James' lectures?

8. How does James describe reasoning as a part of rationalism?

9. What is the rationalist position?

10. What are James' essential elements to religion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the titles that are used for each lecture, chapter, and essay? What impression do they leave the reader with before reading? Analyze at least two specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

Why does James structure the book by including lectures in this particular order? Why does he include lectures and essays individually instead of combining all these thoughts together? What impact does this outline have on the reader's experience?

Essay Topic 3

What difference does James assert between precepts and concepts? How are precepts and concepts similar? How are they used?

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