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

2. What determines whether action is good or bad?
(a) Society.
(b) Morality.
(c) Actions.
(d) Motives.

3. What does Hume say was enough to regulate humans in their tribes?
(a) Natural virtue.
(b) Sensibility.
(c) Natural sentiment.
(d) Social order.

4. What does Hume say happens to justice over time?
(a) It is needed less and less.
(b) It gets simpler.
(c) It gets more complex.
(d) It gets less just.

5. What does Hume say we can direct onto others?
(a) Sympathy.
(b) Hate.
(c) Passions.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hume say we admire the rich and the powerful?

2. What do individuals develop after some social evolution?

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

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

5. What does Hume use his razor theory to devalue?

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