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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 2, Of The Ideas of Space and Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what does Hume say cousins are connected?
(a) Fate.
(b) Causation.
(c) Family.
(d) Christianity.

2. What does Hume believe humans generate instead of observing causes?
(a) Sympathy about causes.
(b) Beliefs about causes.
(c) Morals about causes.
(d) Judgements about causes.

3. Which of the following best describes Hume's idea of a definition?
(a) Something that comes from the universal truth.
(b) Something that is trivially true.
(c) Something that is formed from our own ideas.
(d) Something we have been told as children and have grown to believe.

4. How does Hume's idea of cause and effect differ from the conventional point of view that states they are features of the world?
(a) They are features of metaphysics.
(b) They are features of luck.
(c) They are features of people.
(d) They are features of the mind.

5. What object does Hume say is sufficient enough to give him the idea of extension?
(a) The cabinet.
(b) The chair.
(c) The table.
(d) The bath.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does a human's substantive knowledge come?

2. Which French philosopher does Hume reference in this section?

3. What does Hume say takes precedence over ideas?

4. Hume says impressions are divided into what?

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

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