View a FREE sample

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

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

3. From where does Hume say we derive our feelings of love and hate?
(a) From others.
(b) From ourselves.
(c) From objects.
(d) From our parents.

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

5. What does Hume call romantic love?
(a) Uncontrollable libido.
(b) Fun and games.
(c) Red hot passion.
(d) Amorous passion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do individuals want to fake the practice of virtue?

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

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

4. What does Hume say we can direct onto others?

5. Which of the following was also a British empiricist?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 243 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample