I and Thou Quizzes

I and Thou Quiz #1

1 Where was Buber born?
France

Germany

Israel

Austria
2 When was Buber born?
1912

1921

1878

1856
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”?
Kant

Rousseau

Luther

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

The philosophy of monologue

The philosophy of dialogue

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

The Guardian

The Times

Der Spiegel
8 Which Office did Buber found?
The Office of Conversion

The Office of Religious Freedom

The Central Office for Jewish Adult Education

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

London

Jerusalem

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

Hegel

Kierkegaard

Rosenzweig
11 When was I and Thou published?
1945

1923

1912

1961
12 In what language was I and Thou originally published?
French

Hebrew

German

English
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 We

Absolute We

Eternal You

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

Specific other

Eternal We

Absolute difference
16 Buber won each of the following prizes except which one?
Friedenspreis des Detschen Buchhandels

Erasmus Prize

Nobel Prize

Goethe Prize
17 When was the Afterword to I and Thou published?
1957

1969

1921

1942
18 Which Greek philosopher is associated with dialogue?
Socrates

Plato

Cicero

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

Austen

Joyce

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

Sorcery

Hedonism

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

Historiography

Metaphysics

Epistemology
22 What branch of philosophy is concerned with being?
Ontology

Sociology

Hermeneutics

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

Epistemology

Taxi-calling

Hermeneutics
24 Who theorizes interpellation?
Goethe

Althusser

Hegel

Nietzsche
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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