I and Thou Quizzes

I and Thou Quiz #1

1 Where was Buber born?
Germany

France

Israel

Austria
2 When was Buber born?
1878

1912

1921

1856
3 Buber’s family belonged to which religion?
Presbyterian

Lutheran

Orthodox Judaism

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

Luther

Kierkegaard

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

Nietzsche

Luther

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

The philosophy of dialogue

The philosophy of language

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

Die Welt

Der Spiegel

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

The Office of Religious Freedom

The Office of Conversion

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

Jerusalem

Paris

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

Rosenzweig

Marx

Hegel
11 When was I and Thou published?
1961

1912

1945

1923
12 In what language was I and Thou originally published?
Hebrew

French

English

German
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 We

Absolute I

Eternal You

Absolute We
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?
Goethe Prize

Friedenspreis des Detschen Buchhandels

Erasmus Prize

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

1957

1942

1969
18 Which Greek philosopher is associated with dialogue?
Cicero

Socrates

Aristotle

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

Austen

Joyce

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

Hedonism

Spiritualism

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

Metaphysics

Epistemology

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

Ontology

Theology

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

Taxi-calling

Hermeneutics

Interpellation
24 Who theorizes interpellation?
Althusser

Nietzsche

Hegel

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

Divine provocation

Political hermeneutics

Political theology

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