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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hume say that neither ideas nor impressions are infinitely divisible?
(a) We would eventually arrive at a number too difficult to perceive.
(b) They are a solid fact.
(c) They can only be divided into four.
(d) It takes away from the fact that they are complex.

2. What fruit does Hume use as an example to show our inability to form a just idea without testing it first?
(a) A banana.
(b) An orange.
(c) A peach.
(d) A pineapple.

3. Which of the following passions does Hume call a bodily feeling?
(a) Pride.
(b) Rage.
(c) Love.
(d) Pleasure.

4. What two cities does Hume use in his example of why it is difficult to form accurate impressions?
(a) Glasgow and Liverpool.
(b) New Jerusalem and Paris.
(c) London and Edinborough.
(d) Moscow and Prague.

5. What is the name of the system used to prove the existence of God?
(a) Astrology.
(b) Theology.
(c) Christian science.
(d) Metaphysics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Book Two cover regarding human nature?

2. What does Hume say takes precedence over ideas?

3. Hume says complex ideas are divided into what?

4. What idea does Hume bring in to distinguish between knowledge and probability?

5. What does Hume believe humans generate instead of observing causes?

Short Essay Questions

1. In terms of philosophy what is empiricism?

2. Why is resemblance so important in terms of relation?

3. How does Hume define passions?

4. What argument did Malezieu propose in terms of space and time?

5. How does Hume define malice, envy and respect?

6. Why can only our imagination produce belief in external objects?

7. What are Hume's views on causation?

8. What is the difference between responsive and productive passions?

9. Of what does Hume claim a substance is made up?

10. How does Hume claim the mind perceives space?

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