I and Thou Quizzes

I and Thou Quiz #1

1 Where was Buber born?
France

Germany

Israel

Austria
2 When was Buber born?
1912

1878

1921

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

Lutheran

Reformed Catholic

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

Nietzsche

Rosenzweig

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

Rousseau

Luther

Kant
6 With what philosophy is Buber associated?
The philosophy of dialogue

The philosophy of speech

The philosophy of language

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

The Guardian

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?
London

Berlin

Paris

Jerusalem
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?
1923

1961

1945

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

German

English

Hebrew
13 When was I and Thou translated into English?
1937

1961

1942

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

Absolute I

Absolute We

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

Absolute other

Eternal We

Absolute difference
16 Buber won each of the following prizes except which one?
Goethe Prize

Nobel Prize

Erasmus Prize

Friedenspreis des Detschen Buchhandels
17 When was the Afterword to I and Thou published?
1942

1921

1969

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?
Sorcery

Hedonism

Asceticism

Spiritualism
21 What branch of philosophy is concerned with knowledge?
Historiography

Metaphysics

Theology

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

Ontology

Hermeneutics

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

Hermeneutics

Interpellation

Taxi-calling
24 Who theorizes interpellation?
Nietzsche

Hegel

Althusser

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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