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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 3, Of the Will and Direct Passions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does Hume say facts come?
(a) The government.
(b) History.
(c) The imagination.
(d) Experience.

2. What system does Hume say is absurd?
(a) The chemistry point system.
(b) The German grammar system.
(c) The English grammar system.
(d) The mathematical points system.

3. How does Hume's idea of cause and effect differ from the conventional point of view that states they are features of the world?
(a) They are features of luck.
(b) They are features of the mind.
(c) They are features of people.
(d) They are features of metaphysics.

4. What kind of passion does Hume say is a mistake to confuse as reason?
(a) Fun passions.
(b) Violent passions.
(c) Extreme passions.
(d) Calm passions.

5. What does Book Two cover regarding human nature?
(a) Sympathies.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Passions.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Hume think people mistake their perceptions?

2. To whom does Hume say he should leave the study to productive passions?

3. Into what two types does Hume divide direct passions?

4. What is Hume's argument against religion's view on free will?

5. What does Hume say could be the condition of a man who is insensitive to time?

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