I and Thou Quizzes

I and Thou Quiz #1

1 Where was Buber born?

France

Austria

Germany

Israel
2 When was Buber born?

1912

1878

1856

1921
3 Buber’s family belonged to which religion?

Lutheran

Reformed Catholic

Presbyterian

Orthodox Judaism
4 Who is a Christian philosopher Buber studied?

Kierkegaard

Luther

Rosenzweig

Nietzsche
5 Who theorized the “death of God”?

Kant

Rousseau

Nietzsche

Luther
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?

The Guardian

The Times

Der Spiegel

Die Welt
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?

London

Jerusalem

Paris

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

Rosenzweig

Marx

Hegel

Kierkegaard
11 When was I and Thou published?

1961

1912

1945

1923
12 In what language was I and Thou originally published?

Hebrew

French

English

German
13 When was I and Thou translated into English?

1942

1937

1924

1961
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?

Eternal We

Absolute difference

Specific other

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

Erasmus Prize

Goethe Prize

Nobel Prize

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

1957

1921

1969

1942
18 Which Greek philosopher is associated with dialogue?

Socrates

Aristotle

Plato

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

Woolf

Goethe

Joyce

Austen
20 Which term is associated with renouncing worldly pleasure?

Sorcery

Hedonism

Asceticism

Spiritualism
21 What branch of philosophy is concerned with knowledge?

Metaphysics

Theology

Historiography

Epistemology
22 What branch of philosophy is concerned with being?

Ontology

Theology

Sociology

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

Epistemology

Hermeneutics

Interpellation

Taxi-calling
24 Who theorizes interpellation?

Hegel

Nietzsche

Goethe

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

Divine provocation

Political theology

Interpellation theory

Political hermeneutics

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