I and Thou Quizzes

I and Thou Quiz #1

1 Where was Buber born?

Israel

Germany

Austria

France
2 When was Buber born?

1912

1856

1921

1878
3 Buber’s family belonged to which religion?

Reformed Catholic

Orthodox Judaism

Lutheran

Presbyterian
4 Who is a Christian philosopher Buber studied?

Luther

Rosenzweig

Nietzsche

Kierkegaard
5 Who theorized the “death of God”?

Nietzsche

Rousseau

Kant

Luther
6 With what philosophy is Buber associated?

The philosophy of monologue

The philosophy of language

The philosophy of speech

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

The Guardian

Die Welt

Der Spiegel

The Times
8 Which Office did Buber found?

The Office of Religious Freedom

The Office of Conversion

The Central Office for Jewish Adult Education

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

Paris

Berlin

London

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

Kierkegaard

Rosenzweig

Hegel

Marx
11 When was I and Thou published?

1912

1923

1961

1945
12 In what language was I and Thou originally published?

Hebrew

French

English

German
13 When was I and Thou translated into English?

1942

1924

1961

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 difference

Absolute other

Eternal We

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

Erasmus Prize

Friedenspreis des Detschen Buchhandels

Nobel Prize

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

1942

1921

1957

1969
18 Which Greek philosopher is associated with dialogue?

Socrates

Cicero

Plato

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

Joyce

Woolf

Goethe

Austen
20 Which term is associated with renouncing worldly pleasure?

Spiritualism

Sorcery

Asceticism

Hedonism
21 What branch of philosophy is concerned with knowledge?

Theology

Metaphysics

Epistemology

Historiography
22 What branch of philosophy is concerned with being?

Sociology

Hermeneutics

Theology

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

Hermeneutics

Epistemology

Interpellation

Taxi-calling
24 Who theorizes interpellation?

Nietzsche

Althusser

Hegel

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

Political hermeneutics

Divine provocation

Political theology

Interpellation theory

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