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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 4, On the Sceptical and Other Systems of Philosophy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hume says complex ideas are divided into what?
(a) Solar, molar and code.
(b) Time, place and distance.
(c) Relations, modes and substances.
(d) Passions, prides and prejudices.

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

3. What does imagination do with simple ideas once it has separated them?
(a) Introduces complex ideas.
(b) Disposes of them.
(c) Puts them in any order it pleases.
(d) Adds color and light.

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

5. Hume thinks it is pointless to wonder about the existence of what?
(a) The perfect man or woman for ourselves.
(b) The nuclear family.
(c) The external world and external objects.
(d) The internal world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hume says everyone can feel the difference between what?

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

3. On which of the following systems does Part Four mainly concentrate?

4. What does Hume say takes precedence over ideas?

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

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