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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are modes, according to Locke?
(a) Halves of a paradox.
(b) Opposites.
(c) Methods of describing things.
(d) Combinations of substances.

2. How does Locke define the essence of a thing?
(a) The properties that distinguish it from other similar things.
(b) The chemical composition of the thing.
(c) The being-in-time of each thing.
(d) The divine intention in every thing.

3. How does Locke describe experience?
(a) The only foundation for knowledge.
(b) The least important component in knowledge.
(c) One of the ingredients of knowledge.
(d) The consequence of knowledge.

4. Where do secondary qualities originate, according to Locke?
(a) Things themselves.
(b) Historical narratives.
(c) Interactions.
(d) In the universe.

5. How does Locke define passive powers?
(a) They are essential to the things themselves.
(b) They are the inertia of things.
(c) They only exist when more than two things come into contact.
(d) They have no internal direction.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does desire become action, in Locke's opinion?

2. What does Locke say about the difference between reflection and sensation?

3. What idea does NOT come from sensation, according to Locke?

4. What does Locke say is the purpose of language?

5. Composition is the ability to do what, according to Locke?

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