A Treatise of Human Nature Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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A Treatise of Human Nature Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 3, Of Knowledge and Probability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does Hume say sensation arises?
(a) The spirit.
(b) The eyes.
(c) The soul.
(d) The stomach.

2. Which of the following is an abstract concept?
(a) A chair.
(b) Man.
(c) God.
(d) Facebook.

3. What does Hume claim is a fictitious denomination?
(a) The idea of love.
(b) The idea of justice.
(c) The idea of morals.
(d) The idea of unity.

4. What does imagination do with simple ideas once it has separated them?
(a) Adds color and light.
(b) Introduces complex ideas.
(c) Disposes of them.
(d) Puts them in any order it pleases.

5. Which of the following is the best description of the microscope inquiry?
(a) To understand something we must get to its core.
(b) To understand something we must take a step back and look at it.
(c) To understand something we must break it down into smaller parts.
(d) To understand something we must make it bigger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hume say takes precedence over ideas?

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

3. What is Hume's second tool of philosophical inquiry?

4. What does Hume believe humans generate instead of observing causes?

5. What two cities does Hume use in his example of why it is difficult to form accurate impressions?

(see the answer key)

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