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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Hume say we have a false sensation?
(a) Caused choice.
(b) Underlying emotion.
(c) Uncaused choice.
(d) Sub-emotion.

2. Which of the following does Hume state is an artificial virtue?
(a) Order.
(b) Justice.
(c) Morality.
(d) Disorder.

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

4. What connects our passions to our judgements about others?
(a) Sympathy.
(b) Love.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Hate.

5. What do individuals develop after some social evolution?
(a) Family values.
(b) A sense of justice.
(c) Self-interest.
(d) Moral sentiment.

6. Which of the following is an artificial virtue?
(a) Promise-keeping.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Hating.

7. Of what does vice give us the impression?
(a) Hate.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Love.
(d) Pain.

8. What is the title of Book Three, Part Two?
(a) Of Love and Hate.
(b) Of Religion and Atheism.
(c) Of Justice and Injustice.
(d) Of Morals and Immorals.

9. What is the general title of Book Three?
(a) Of Morals.
(b) Of Passions.
(c) Of Nature.
(d) Of Humans.

10. What kind of people does Hume say we admire?
(a) People with high morals.
(b) People who understand the world.
(c) Popular people.
(d) The rich and powerful.

11. What does Hume say we need to stop men from fighting?
(a) Children.
(b) Sport.
(c) Social units.
(d) Women.

12. When does one feel the impression of volition?
(a) Whenever one desires good.
(b) Whenever one desires love.
(c) Whenever one desires company.
(d) Whenever one desires hate.

13. What was required to regulate society once it had evolved into a certain order?
(a) Morality.
(b) Justice.
(c) Religion.
(d) Passion.

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

15. What is the title of Book Three, Part Three?
(a) Of Knowledge and Forgetting.
(b) Of Love and Hate.
(c) Of Sympathy.
(d) Of the Other Virtues and Vices.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hume define respect?

2. What does Hume say happens to justice over time?

3. According to what does Hume say we judge individuals ?

4. To what does Hume say virtue is tied?

5. What is benevolence?

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