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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. Why does Hume think humans, unlike other animals, cannot satisfy their needs from nature alone?
(a) They can't live in a primitive state.
(b) They have an active mind and need to discover new things.
(c) They have to live in an isolated space.
(d) They have more desires than they have means to meet them.

2. What does Hume say we need to stop men from fighting?
(a) Children.
(b) Social units.
(c) Sport.
(d) Women.

3. Why does Hume say we admire the rich and the powerful?
(a) They are more confident.
(b) They use their natural instincts.
(c) They possess better judgement.
(d) They possess what we affirm as valuable.

4. What kind of people does Hume say don't understand justice?
(a) People with mental illness.
(b) Criminals.
(c) Morally primitive people.
(d) Morally corrupt people.

5. How does Hume define respect?
(a) Listening to someone you don't like.
(b) Feelings of deep envy towards another person.
(c) Feelings of love and humility towards another person.
(d) Loving someone you want to be and perhaps could be.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes Hume's conception of the will?

2. What connects our passions to our judgements about others?

3. What do individuals develop after some social evolution?

4. What does Hume say happens to justice over time?

5. What is the title of Book Two, Part Three?

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