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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. For what does Hume think people mistake their perceptions?
(a) Reality.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Love.
(d) Feeliing.

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

3. What does Book Two cover regarding human nature?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Sympathies.
(c) Passions.
(d) Knowledge.

4. From where does Hume say facts come?
(a) History.
(b) The imagination.
(c) Experience.
(d) The government.

5. What two cities does Hume use in his example of why it is difficult to form accurate impressions?
(a) London and Edinborough.
(b) New Jerusalem and Paris.
(c) Glasgow and Liverpool.
(d) Moscow and Prague.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is unreliable in terms of perceiving things?

3. Hume say the human mind resolves itself into what distinct kinds ?

4. Into what does Hume divide knowledge?

5. What does Hume say could be the condition of a man who is insensitive to time?

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