I and Thou Quizzes

I and Thou Quiz #1

1 Where was Buber born?
Germany

France

Austria

Israel
2 When was Buber born?
1856

1921

1878

1912
3 Buber’s family belonged to which religion?
Reformed Catholic

Presbyterian

Lutheran

Orthodox Judaism
4 Who is a Christian philosopher Buber studied?
Nietzsche

Kierkegaard

Luther

Rosenzweig
5 Who theorized the “death of God”?
Rousseau

Luther

Nietzsche

Kant
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?
Der Spiegel

Die Welt

The Guardian

The Times
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?
Paris

London

Berlin

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

Rosenzweig

Kierkegaard

Marx
11 When was I and Thou published?
1961

1923

1945

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

French

English

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

1937

1924

1961
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?
Eternal We

Absolute other

Absolute difference

Specific other
16 Buber won each of the following prizes except which one?
Nobel Prize

Erasmus Prize

Friedenspreis des Detschen Buchhandels

Goethe Prize
17 When was the Afterword to I and Thou published?
1942

1957

1921

1969
18 Which Greek philosopher is associated with dialogue?
Plato

Cicero

Aristotle

Socrates
19 Which novelist does Buber associate with I-You?
Goethe

Austen

Joyce

Woolf
20 Which term is associated with renouncing worldly pleasure?
Spiritualism

Sorcery

Asceticism

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

Metaphysics

Epistemology

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

Ontology

Hermeneutics

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

Interpellation

Epistemology

Taxi-calling
24 Who theorizes interpellation?
Hegel

Althusser

Goethe

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

Political theology

Political hermeneutics

Divine provocation

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