I and Thou Quizzes

I and Thou Quiz #1

1 Where was Buber born?

France

Israel

Austria

Germany
2 When was Buber born?

1856

1912

1921

1878
3 Buber’s family belonged to which religion?

Orthodox Judaism

Reformed Catholic

Presbyterian

Lutheran
4 Who is a Christian philosopher Buber studied?

Kierkegaard

Luther

Nietzsche

Rosenzweig
5 Who theorized the “death of God”?

Rousseau

Nietzsche

Luther

Kant
6 With what philosophy is Buber associated?

The philosophy of language

The philosophy of monologue

The philosophy of dialogue

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

Die Welt

Der Spiegel

The Guardian

The Times
8 Which Office did Buber found?

The Office of Conversion

The Office of Religious Freedom

The Central Office for Jewish Adult Education

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

Berlin

Paris

Jerusalem

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

Hegel

Marx

Rosenzweig

Kierkegaard
11 When was I and Thou published?

1923

1945

1912

1961
12 In what language was I and Thou originally published?

French

German

English

Hebrew
13 When was I and Thou translated into English?

1924

1942

1937

1961
14 Which of the following is closest to the concept of God?

Absolute I

Eternal We

Absolute We

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

Eternal We

Absolute difference

Absolute other

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

Nobel Prize

Goethe Prize

Erasmus Prize

Friedenspreis des Detschen Buchhandels
17 When was the Afterword to I and Thou published?

1921

1969

1942

1957
18 Which Greek philosopher is associated with dialogue?

Plato

Cicero

Socrates

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

Goethe

Joyce

Austen

Woolf
20 Which term is associated with renouncing worldly pleasure?

Asceticism

Sorcery

Spiritualism

Hedonism
21 What branch of philosophy is concerned with knowledge?

Epistemology

Historiography

Theology

Metaphysics
22 What branch of philosophy is concerned with being?

Ontology

Sociology

Theology

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

Hermeneutics

Taxi-calling

Interpellation

Epistemology
24 Who theorizes interpellation?

Goethe

Althusser

Hegel

Nietzsche
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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