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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 is Hume's second tool of philosophical inquiry?
(a) The knife.
(b) The fork.
(c) The microscope.
(d) The map.

2. What passion does Hume say malice is like?
(a) Envy.
(b) Anger.
(c) Hate.
(d) Pity.

3. The second truth in Hume's fork principle deals with what?
(a) Morals.
(b) Matters of fact.
(c) Judgements.
(d) Matters of principle.

4. What kind of people does Hume say we admire?
(a) Popular people.
(b) People who understand the world.
(c) People with high morals.
(d) The rich and powerful.

5. Why does Hume think it is impossible to believe in a God?
(a) There are too many different Gods.
(b) Religion does not allow for natural thought.
(c) People have no direct impression of Him.
(d) Religion is too strict.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Hume say facts come?

2. Why do we love people we know more than strangers?

3. What was required to regulate society once it had evolved into a certain order?

4. What does Hume call romantic love?

5. When does Hume say self-interested motives can be taken to be virtuous?

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