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

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

3. Hume says every simple impression is attended with what?
(a) A correspondent word.
(b) A correspondent idea.
(c) A correspondent sentence.
(d) A correspondent title.

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

5. Into what does Hume divide knowledge?
(a) Pride and prejudice.
(b) Passions and reason.
(c) Vice and virtue.
(d) Definitions and observations.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hume say is limited?

3. What is Hume's third tool of philosophical inquiry?

4. What does Hume say could be the condition of a man who is insensitive to time?

5. What is the name of the system used to prove the existence of God?

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