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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 16-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Locke say ideas change over time?
(a) They loosen up.
(b) They ossify.
(c) They degrade.
(d) They solidify.

2. What does Locke use to illustrate the difference between freedom and fate?
(a) A scientist.
(b) A prisoner.
(c) A sleeping man.
(d) A sick man.

3. What happens to a particular idea when you practice abstraction?
(a) You subtract particulars.
(b) You see the opposite of the idea.
(c) You use it for religious purposes.
(d) You see it in context.

4. How would you characterize Locke's description of knowledge in his introduction?
(a) Pragmatic.
(b) Idealist.
(c) Relativist.
(d) Absolutist.

5. What quality does Locke say innate principles lack?
(a) Translatability.
(b) Universal consent.
(c) Variability.
(d) Presentability.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke say the mind is before it has experiences?

2. Where does Locke say ideas come from?

3. What does Locke say perception creates?

4. How does Locke define desire?

5. What does Locke say is his purpose in "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"?

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