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

2. What fruit does Hume use as an example to show our inability to form a just idea without testing it first?
(a) A peach.
(b) A pineapple.
(c) An orange.
(d) A banana.

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

4. Which French philosopher does Hume reference in this section?
(a) Malezieu.
(b) Camus.
(c) Sartre.
(d) Rimbaud.

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 confound critics.
(d) To find the essence of an idea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hume say is stronger than imagination?

3. What does Hume says causation allows us to do which is vital for our survival?

4. How does Hume define demonstration?

5. Hume says impressions are divided into what?

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