I and Thou Quizzes

I and Thou Quiz #1

1 Where was Buber born?
Austria

Germany

Israel

France
2 When was Buber born?
1921

1912

1856

1878
3 Buber’s family belonged to which religion?
Lutheran

Presbyterian

Orthodox Judaism

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

Rosenzweig

Kierkegaard

Luther
5 Who theorized the “death of God”?
Rousseau

Kant

Nietzsche

Luther
6 With what philosophy is Buber associated?
The philosophy of language

The philosophy of speech

The philosophy of dialogue

The philosophy of monologue
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 Central Office for Jewish Adult Education

The Office of Conversion

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

London

Berlin

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

Marx

Hegel

Rosenzweig
11 When was I and Thou published?
1923

1945

1961

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

French

Hebrew

English
13 When was I and Thou translated into English?
1961

1942

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?
Goethe Prize

Erasmus Prize

Friedenspreis des Detschen Buchhandels

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

1921

1969

1957
18 Which Greek philosopher is associated with dialogue?
Cicero

Aristotle

Socrates

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

Goethe

Woolf

Joyce
20 Which term is associated with renouncing worldly pleasure?
Hedonism

Spiritualism

Asceticism

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

Historiography

Theology

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

Ontology

Theology

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

Hermeneutics

Epistemology

Taxi-calling
24 Who theorizes interpellation?
Goethe

Nietzsche

Hegel

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

Interpellation theory

Political hermeneutics

Divine provocation

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