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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 3, Of the Will and Direct Passions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Hume say we have a false sensation?
(a) Caused choice.
(b) Sub-emotion.
(c) Uncaused choice.
(d) Underlying emotion.

2. How does Hume's idea of cause and effect differ from the conventional point of view that states they are features of the world?
(a) They are features of metaphysics.
(b) They are features of people.
(c) They are features of luck.
(d) They are features of the mind.

3. Hume tells the reader to fix his eye on what kind of spot?
(a) A black spot.
(b) A dirt spot.
(c) An ink spot.
(d) A lead spot.

4. What does Hume say helps us produce belief?
(a) The external world.
(b) Imagination.
(c) The internal world.
(d) Knowledge.

5. In what does Hume say he finds it difficult to put faith?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Imagination.
(c) The internal world.
(d) The external world.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what does Hume say all human action is determined?

2. What does Hume claim is a fictitious denomination?

3. What does Book Two cover regarding human nature?

4. What is the title of Book one, Part Three?

5. Which idea comes in for extended analysis in Book One, Part Three?

(see the answer key)

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