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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. Which of the following is an artificial virtue?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Promise-keeping.
(c) Hating.
(d) Laughter.

2. To what does Hume say virtue is tied?
(a) Agreeableness.
(b) Inability.
(c) Ability.
(d) Disagreeableness.

3. Why does Hume see pride as an agreeable impression?
(a) It allows us to love others.
(b) It gives us feelings of security.
(c) It hides our faults.
(d) It makes us feel satisfied.

4. According to what does Hume say we judge individuals ?
(a) Their external appearance.
(b) Their judgements and morals.
(c) Their internal being.
(d) Their motives and actions.

5. What does Hume say is the chief exercise of the memory?
(a) To ignite the imagination.
(b) To put simple ideas in order.
(c) To find the essence of an idea.
(d) To confound critics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does imagination do with simple ideas once it has separated them?

2. What does Hume claim should not be arrived at instinctively?

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

4. What does Hume say is a disagreeable impression?

5. What was required to regulate society once it had evolved into a certain order?

(see the answer key)

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