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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. What does Hume use his razor theory to devalue?
(a) Reason.
(b) Abstract concepts.
(c) The imagination.
(d) Mathematics.

2. Why does Hume say that neither ideas nor impressions are infinitely divisible?
(a) It takes away from the fact that they are complex.
(b) We would eventually arrive at a number too difficult to perceive.
(c) They are a solid fact.
(d) They can only be divided into four.

3. Which of the following was also a British empiricist?
(a) John Locke.
(b) Samuel Goodwin.
(c) Peter Connor.
(d) Earl Tennant.

4. What does Hume say is a disagreeable impression?
(a) Pride.
(b) Humility.
(c) Death.
(d) Hate.

5. Which idea comes in for extended analysis in Book One, Part Three?
(a) Morals.
(b) Love and hate.
(c) Causation.
(d) Passions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What direct passions do natural instincts produce?

2. What is the title of Book Two, Part One?

3. What does Hume say is limited?

4. What kind of philosophers does Hume claim are confused themselves?

5. What kind of image does Hume say will be presented if one wheels around a burning coal with rapidity?

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