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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 3, Of the Other Virtues and Vices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hume say is the only thing senses give us?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Reasons.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Impressions.

2. How does Hume define productive passions?
(a) As those that produce pleasure and pain.
(b) As those that produce mental stimulants.
(c) As those that produce images.
(d) As those that produce feelings of numbness.

3. Which is the following is the best definition of the razor principle?
(a) If no term can be sliced into many parts, it can't be understood by a human mind.
(b) If no term can be proven to come from another idea, it has no meaning.
(c) If no term can be imagined by the mind, it can never be fact.
(d) If no term can be balanced into equal parts, it's worthless.

4. Which moral misdeed does Hume use as an example?
(a) Murder.
(b) Extortion.
(c) Stealing.
(d) GBH.

5. From where does Hume say sensation arises?
(a) The stomach.
(b) The spirit.
(c) The soul.
(d) The eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hume say takes precedence over ideas?

2. According to what does Hume say we judge individuals ?

3. What does religion argue about free will?

4. What kind of passion does Hume say is a mistake to confuse as reason?

5. What direct passions do natural instincts produce?

(see the answer key)

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