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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 1, Of Virtue and Vice in General.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hume say is the chief exercise of the memory?
(a) To find the essence of an idea.
(b) To confound critics.
(c) To ignite the imagination.
(d) To put simple ideas in order.

3. What does Hume call romantic love?
(a) Uncontrollable libido.
(b) Red hot passion.
(c) Amorous passion.
(d) Fun and games.

4. What does Hume say is the opposite of respect?
(a) Malice.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Benevolence.
(d) Envy.

5. What does Hume say impressions can't tell us?
(a) That there is a God.
(b) That there is life beyond death.
(c) That there is an external world.
(d) That there is an internal world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hume say are the two types of reason?

2. Which of the following best defines empiricism?

3. What does Hume say is the only thing that can make uncaused choices?

4. What does Hume identify as the second philosophical relation?

5. From where does Hume say facts come?

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