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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 3, Of Knowledge and Probability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hume say is stronger than imagination?
(a) Reality.
(b) Love.
(c) Memory.
(d) Passions.

2. Which of the following best defines empiricism?
(a) Our morals are not truly our own thoughts.
(b) Our knowledge of the world comes enitirely through experience.
(c) Our knowledge of the world comes entirely from our parents.
(d) The government should have control over our lives.

3. What is the title of Book one, Part Three?
(a) Morals of the World.
(b) Injustice Versus Justice.
(c) Of Knowledge and Probability.
(d) Of Space and Time.

4. What is Hume's second tool of philosophical inquiry?
(a) The microscope.
(b) The map.
(c) The knife.
(d) The fork.

5. To what does distinguishing between perception and reality often lead?
(a) A metaphysical position.
(b) Lopsided theories.
(c) Misguided theories.
(d) Counterintuitive positions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hume use his razor theory to devalue?

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

3. What system does Hume say is absurd?

4. From where does Hume say sensation arises?

5. From where does Hume say facts come?

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