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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 best describes Hume's conception of the will?
(a) A feeling.
(b) A power.
(c) An intrinsic force.
(d) An extrinsic force.

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

3. Why does Hume think it is impossible to believe in a God?
(a) People have no direct impression of Him.
(b) There are too many different Gods.
(c) Religion is too strict.
(d) Religion does not allow for natural thought.

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

5. Which of the following best describes Hume's idea of a definition?
(a) Something that is formed from our own ideas.
(b) Something that is trivially true.
(c) Something that comes from the universal truth.
(d) Something we have been told as children and have grown to believe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does religion argue about free will?

2. Which French philosopher does Hume reference in this section?

3. What does Hume think a proper understanding of the will help us to understand?

4. What does Hume want to know about individuals in this section?

5. What does Hume say takes precedence over ideas?

(see the answer key)

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