I and Thou Quizzes

I and Thou Quiz #1

1 Where was Buber born?

France

Germany

Austria

Israel
2 When was Buber born?

1878

1856

1921

1912
3 Buber’s family belonged to which religion?

Presbyterian

Orthodox Judaism

Reformed Catholic

Lutheran
4 Who is a Christian philosopher Buber studied?

Kierkegaard

Luther

Nietzsche

Rosenzweig
5 Who theorized the “death of God”?

Nietzsche

Luther

Rousseau

Kant
6 With what philosophy is Buber associated?

The philosophy of monologue

The philosophy of language

The philosophy of speech

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

The Guardian

Der Spiegel

The Times

Die Welt
8 Which Office did Buber found?

The Office of Religious Freedom

The Central Office for Jewish Philosophy

The Office of Conversion

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

Paris

Berlin

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?

1961

1945

1923

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

English

French

German

Hebrew
13 When was I and Thou translated into English?

1942

1961

1924

1937
14 Which of the following is closest to the concept of God?

Eternal You

Absolute I

Eternal We

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

Absolute other

Specific other

Absolute difference

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

Goethe Prize

Nobel Prize

Erasmus Prize

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

1969

1957

1921

1942
18 Which Greek philosopher is associated with dialogue?

Socrates

Aristotle

Cicero

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

Woolf

Joyce

Austen

Goethe
20 Which term is associated with renouncing worldly pleasure?

Sorcery

Spiritualism

Asceticism

Hedonism
21 What branch of philosophy is concerned with knowledge?

Theology

Metaphysics

Epistemology

Historiography
22 What branch of philosophy is concerned with being?

Sociology

Theology

Hermeneutics

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

Interpellation

Epistemology

Taxi-calling

Hermeneutics
24 Who theorizes interpellation?

Nietzsche

Goethe

Althusser

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

Political hermeneutics

Divine provocation

Political theology

Interpellation theory

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