I and Thou Quizzes

I and Thou Quiz #1

1 Where was Buber born?

Austria

Germany

Israel

France
2 When was Buber born?

1912

1856

1878

1921
3 Buber’s family belonged to which religion?

Presbyterian

Lutheran

Reformed Catholic

Orthodox Judaism
4 Who is a Christian philosopher Buber studied?

Kierkegaard

Luther

Nietzsche

Rosenzweig
5 Who theorized the “death of God”?

Luther

Kant

Nietzsche

Rousseau
6 With what philosophy is Buber associated?

The philosophy of monologue

The philosophy of dialogue

The philosophy of speech

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

Der Spiegel

The Guardian

The Times

Die Welt
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

Berlin

Jerusalem

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

Marx

Hegel

Rosenzweig

Kierkegaard
11 When was I and Thou published?

1961

1923

1945

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

English

German

Hebrew

French
13 When was I and Thou translated into English?

1942

1961

1937

1924
14 Which of the following is closest to the concept of God?

Eternal We

Eternal You

Absolute I

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

Absolute difference

Absolute other

Specific other

Eternal We
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

1942

1969

1921
18 Which Greek philosopher is associated with dialogue?

Socrates

Plato

Cicero

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

Joyce

Austen

Goethe

Woolf
20 Which term is associated with renouncing worldly pleasure?

Spiritualism

Sorcery

Asceticism

Hedonism
21 What branch of philosophy is concerned with knowledge?

Theology

Epistemology

Metaphysics

Historiography
22 What branch of philosophy is concerned with being?

Ontology

Hermeneutics

Theology

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

Epistemology

Taxi-calling

Interpellation

Hermeneutics
24 Who theorizes interpellation?

Althusser

Goethe

Nietzsche

Hegel
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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