I and Thou Quizzes

I and Thou Quiz #1

1 Where was Buber born?
Israel

France

Germany

Austria
2 When was Buber born?
1921

1912

1878

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

Presbyterian

Reformed Catholic

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

Rosenzweig

Luther

Kierkegaard
5 Who theorized the “death of God”?
Nietzsche

Luther

Kant

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

The philosophy of dialogue

The philosophy of language

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

The Times

Die Welt

Der Spiegel
8 Which Office did Buber found?
The Central Office for Jewish Adult Education

The Office of Religious Freedom

The Central Office for Jewish Philosophy

The Office of Conversion
9 Where did Buber move in 1938?
Jerusalem

Berlin

Paris

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

Hegel

Kierkegaard

Marx
11 When was I and Thou published?
1945

1961

1923

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

English

German

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 We

Absolute I

Eternal We

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

Specific other

Absolute other

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

Nobel Prize

Erasmus Prize

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

1969

1957

1921
18 Which Greek philosopher is associated with dialogue?
Socrates

Plato

Cicero

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

Woolf

Joyce

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

Spiritualism

Hedonism

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

Historiography

Theology

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

Hermeneutics

Ontology

Sociology
23 What is the term associated with “hailing” subjects?
Taxi-calling

Epistemology

Hermeneutics

Interpellation
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?
Political theology

Divine provocation

Political hermeneutics

Interpellation theory

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