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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is NOT a method Locke describes for forming a complex idea?
(a) Deriving an idea from a sense experience.
(b) Combing several simple ideas into a new, complex idea.
(c) Bringing two simple ideas together without uniting them.
(d) Abstracting from a simple idea into a general idea.

2. How does Locke define complex ideas?
(a) The field of experience that inspires ideas.
(b) Simple ideas that vary based on definitions.
(c) Combinations of simple ideas.
(d) Unresolved ideas out of which simple ideas come.

3. What does Locke say men have freedom to do, in terms of language?
(a) Describe any experience.
(b) Create feelings in others.
(c) Make them refer to any ideas.
(d) Communicate any feeling.

4. What does Locke say the mind is before it has experiences?
(a) A history of turmoil.
(b) A power keg.
(c) A set of dispositions.
(d) A white piece of paper.

5. What does Locke use as a definition of active powers?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Luck.
(c) Will or volition.
(d) Heat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke say about the form of signs and words?

2. Why does Locke say we cannot have an innate morality?

3. What defines a philosophical usage of a word, according to Locke?

4. What is the philosopher's most important job, according to Locke?

5. What do we need to do with ideas over time, according to Locke?

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