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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 2, Of Justice and Injustice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What passion does Hume say pity is like?
(a) Love.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Hate.
(d) Envy.

2. Why does Hume say that neither ideas nor impressions are infinitely divisible?
(a) They can only be divided into four.
(b) They are a solid fact.
(c) It takes away from the fact that they are complex.
(d) We would eventually arrive at a number too difficult to perceive.

3. Why do individuals want to fake the practice of virtue?
(a) They want to make friends.
(b) They want to fit into society.
(c) The want moral approval.
(d) They want to be accepted by God.

4. What does Hume think a proper understanding of the will help us to understand?
(a) Death.
(b) The passions.
(c) Love.
(d) Free will.

5. To what does distinguishing between perception and reality often lead?
(a) Misguided theories.
(b) A metaphysical position.
(c) Counterintuitive positions.
(d) Lopsided theories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hume say was enough to regulate humans in their tribes?

2. What does Hume say we need to stop men from fighting?

3. From where does Hume say we derive our feelings of love and hate?

4. What is the name of the system used to prove the existence of God?

5. Which of the following best describes Hume's fork principle?

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