I and Thou Quizzes

I and Thou Quiz #1

1 Where was Buber born?
France

Germany

Israel

Austria
2 When was Buber born?
1878

1912

1921

1856
3 Buber’s family belonged to which religion?
Orthodox Judaism

Lutheran

Presbyterian

Reformed Catholic
4 Who is a Christian philosopher Buber studied?
Rosenzweig

Kierkegaard

Nietzsche

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

Kant

Rousseau

Nietzsche
6 With what philosophy is Buber associated?
The philosophy of monologue

The philosophy of speech

The philosophy of language

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

Der Spiegel

Die Welt

The Guardian
8 Which Office did Buber found?
The Office of Conversion

The Office of Religious Freedom

The Central Office for Jewish Philosophy

The Central Office for Jewish Adult Education
9 Where did Buber move in 1938?
Paris

Jerusalem

Berlin

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

Marx

Kierkegaard

Rosenzweig
11 When was I and Thou published?
1912

1923

1961

1945
12 In what language was I and Thou originally published?
English

German

French

Hebrew
13 When was I and Thou translated into English?
1961

1937

1924

1942
14 Which of the following is closest to the concept of God?
Absolute I

Eternal We

Eternal You

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

Absolute difference

Absolute other

Eternal We
16 Buber won each of the following prizes except which one?
Erasmus Prize

Friedenspreis des Detschen Buchhandels

Goethe Prize

Nobel Prize
17 When was the Afterword to I and Thou published?
1921

1969

1942

1957
18 Which Greek philosopher is associated with dialogue?
Socrates

Cicero

Aristotle

Plato
19 Which novelist does Buber associate with I-You?
Joyce

Austen

Woolf

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

Asceticism

Spiritualism

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

Metaphysics

Epistemology

Theology
22 What branch of philosophy is concerned with being?
Theology

Hermeneutics

Sociology

Ontology
23 What is the term associated with “hailing” subjects?
Hermeneutics

Taxi-calling

Interpellation

Epistemology
24 Who theorizes interpellation?
Hegel

Althusser

Nietzsche

Goethe
25 What is the name for philosophies that use concepts from religion to explore social and political questions?
Divine provocation

Political hermeneutics

Interpellation theory

Political theology

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