I and Thou Quizzes

I and Thou Quiz #1

1 Where was Buber born?
France

Israel

Germany

Austria
2 When was Buber born?
1912

1856

1878

1921
3 Buber’s family belonged to which religion?
Presbyterian

Reformed Catholic

Orthodox Judaism

Lutheran
4 Who is a Christian philosopher Buber studied?
Kierkegaard

Rosenzweig

Luther

Nietzsche
5 Who theorized the “death of God”?
Nietzsche

Luther

Kant

Rousseau
6 With what philosophy is Buber associated?
The philosophy of dialogue

The philosophy of monologue

The philosophy of speech

The philosophy of language
7 What was the name of the periodical Buber edited?
The Times

Die Welt

The Guardian

Der Spiegel
8 Which Office did Buber found?
The Central Office for Jewish Philosophy

The Office of Religious Freedom

The Central Office for Jewish Adult Education

The Office of Conversion
9 Where did Buber move in 1938?
Berlin

Paris

Jerusalem

London
10 Which of the following is the name of another Jewish philosopher with whom Buber corresponded?
Marx

Kierkegaard

Hegel

Rosenzweig
11 When was I and Thou published?
1923

1945

1961

1912
12 In what language was I and Thou originally published?
German

French

Hebrew

English
13 When was I and Thou translated into English?
1942

1924

1937

1961
14 Which of the following is closest to the concept of God?
Absolute I

Absolute We

Eternal We

Eternal You
15 The eternal You in Buber is nearest to what in the philosophy of Rosenzweig?
Specific other

Absolute other

Eternal We

Absolute difference
16 Buber won each of the following prizes except which one?
Erasmus Prize

Goethe Prize

Nobel Prize

Friedenspreis des Detschen Buchhandels
17 When was the Afterword to I and Thou published?
1942

1921

1969

1957
18 Which Greek philosopher is associated with dialogue?
Plato

Socrates

Cicero

Aristotle
19 Which novelist does Buber associate with I-You?
Austen

Joyce

Woolf

Goethe
20 Which term is associated with renouncing worldly pleasure?
Hedonism

Sorcery

Spiritualism

Asceticism
21 What branch of philosophy is concerned with knowledge?
Historiography

Epistemology

Theology

Metaphysics
22 What branch of philosophy is concerned with being?
Sociology

Theology

Ontology

Hermeneutics
23 What is the term associated with “hailing” subjects?
Taxi-calling

Interpellation

Hermeneutics

Epistemology
24 Who theorizes interpellation?
Goethe

Althusser

Nietzsche

Hegel
25 What is the name for philosophies that use concepts from religion to explore social and political questions?
Interpellation theory

Political theology

Divine provocation

Political hermeneutics

I and Thou Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for I and Thou is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Ask Your Own Question

Study Guide for I and Thou

I and Thou study guide contains a biography of Martin Buber, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for I and Thou…

Wikipedia Entries for I and Thou

Introduction

View Wikipedia Entries for I and Thou…