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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 1-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is NOT a category of complex ideas, according to Locke?
(a) Relations.
(b) Substances.
(c) Modes.
(d) Styles.

2. How does Locke define simple ideas?
(a) They can only be seen in behavior.
(b) They cannot be presented in language.
(c) They cannot be broken down into parts.
(d) They cannot be built upon.

3. What do we need to do with ideas over time, according to Locke?
(a) Challenge them.
(b) Test them.
(c) Renew them.
(d) Abandon them.

4. What does Locke describe the mind as?
(a) A library.
(b) A blank slate.
(c) A battlefield.
(d) A cultural storehouse.

5. What standard would an idea have to meet to be considered innate?
(a) It would be secret and unspoken.
(b) It would have to be approved by a majority.
(c) Everyone would have to believe it.
(d) No one would be able to capture or limit it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Locke say ideas come from?

3. What did Locke study first?

4. Whose understanding measures whether an idea is innate, according to Locke?

5. How are primary qualities different from secondary qualities?

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