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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. Hume says the will is an impression of what?
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Volition.
(c) Free will.
(d) Benevolence.

2. What is Hume's third tool of philosophical inquiry?
(a) The map.
(b) The spoon.
(c) The knife.
(d) The fork.

3. Hume says impressions are divided into what?
(a) Love and hate.
(b) Sensation and reflexion.
(c) Pride and passions.
(d) Ideas and words.

4. Which of the following is a disposition involved with the passions?
(a) Deep emotion.
(b) Attendant emotion.
(c) Sick emotion.
(d) Unattendant emotion.

5. What does Hume say is the only thing senses give us?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Impressions.
(d) Reasons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hume says complex ideas are divided into what?

2. Hume say the human mind resolves itself into what distinct kinds ?

3. Hume argues that reason is the slave of what?

4. Which of the following does Hume state is an artificial virtue?

5. What approach does Hume bring to morality?

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