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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 2, Of Justice and Injustice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following passions does Hume call an emotion?
(a) Pride.
(b) Pain.
(c) Hot and cold.
(d) Pleasure.

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

3. What is Hume's general goal in his treatise?
(a) To explain the origins of vice and virtue.
(b) To explain the origins of ideas and impressions.
(c) To explain the similarities between love and hate.
(d) To explain morality.

4. What does Hume say impression does not tell us?
(a) Nothing exists.
(b) We are alive only in our minds.
(c) There isn't an internal world.
(d) There isn't an external world.

5. On what does Hume consider moral distinctions are based in this section?
(a) Love or hate.
(b) Nature or nurture.
(c) Justice or injustice.
(d) Morality or immorality.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Hume say we admire the rich and the powerful?

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

4. Which of the following is an abstract concept?

5. What is the title of Book Two, Part Two?

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