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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 1, Of Pride and Humility.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hume say is the only thing that can make uncaused choices?
(a) Mass society.
(b) Free will.
(c) There is nothing.
(d) The soul.

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

3. Which of the following best fits Hume's idea of perception?
(a) All objects are mere perceptions and have no reality.
(b) What we see is our reality.
(c) We all shape our own reality.
(d) No objects are real if we can see them.

4. What does Book One cover regarding human nature?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Passions.
(d) Sympathies.

5. What does Hume say will is instead of a power?
(a) A passion.
(b) A religious state.
(c) A faculty.
(d) A euphoric state.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what does Hume divide knowledge?

2. Which idea comes in for extended analysis in Book One, Part Three?

3. What kind of soul does Hume believe does not exist?

4. What does Hume claim should not be arrived at instinctively?

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

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