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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 4, On the Sceptical and Other Systems of Philosophy.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is an abstract concept?
(a) A chair.
(b) Man.
(c) God.
(d) Facebook.

3. What does Hume say could be the condition of a man who is insensitive to time?
(a) Asleep.
(b) In the middle of a seizure.
(c) In a coma.
(d) Dead.

4. Into what does Hume divide knowledge?
(a) Passions and reason.
(b) Pride and prejudice.
(c) Vice and virtue.
(d) Definitions and observations.

5. What system does Hume say is absurd?
(a) The German grammar system.
(b) The chemistry point system.
(c) The English grammar system.
(d) The mathematical points system.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hume says every simple impression is attended with what?

2. Hume says complex ideas are divided into what?

3. Which of the following best defines empiricism?

4. What two cities does Hume use in his example of why it is difficult to form accurate impressions?

5. Hume thinks it is pointless to wonder about the existence of what?

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