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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. What does Hume say societies need to defend themselves against attack?
(a) A common love.
(b) A common goal.
(c) Common loyalty.
(d) A common anger.

2. What does Hume say none of his three motives of human nature are sufficient enough to produce?
(a) Justice.
(b) Order.
(c) Morals.
(d) Disorder.

3. What does Hume say are the only two things we have in our minds?
(a) Vice and virtues.
(b) Love and hate.
(c) Judgements and non-judgements.
(d) Ideas and impressions.

4. On what two impressions does Hume say moral distinctions are based?
(a) Resemblance and modesty.
(b) Laughter and pain.
(c) Reflection and approbation.
(d) Frolics and deity.

5. Which of the following is a group of contrary?
(a) Love and hate.
(b) Respect and contempt.
(c) Benevolence and anger.
(d) Pity and malice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what two types does Hume divide direct passions?

2. What does religion argue about free will?

3. What does Hume call romantic love?

4. What does Hume say we can direct onto others?

5. When does Hume say self-interested motives can be taken to be virtuous?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hume say common loyalty is so important?

2. Why does Hume say justice must be moral?

3. What is Hume's argument against those who defend free will?

4. How has society developed a sense of justice?

5. When do moral pleasures and pains occur?

6. How does Hume divide direct passions?

7. Why does Hume think reason is the slave of the passions?

8. How does Hume define natural virtues?

9. Summarize Part Three of Book Two.

10. Why does Hume state that morality is not based on reason?

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