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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 concept was beyond the sphere of Locke's inquiry?
(a) Why some beliefs are better than others.
(b) Where our beliefs come from.
(c) What the mind is.
(d) Why we should or should not believe certain things.

2. What example does Locke use for an idea that is innate?
(a) The idea that man arose from apes through slow changes.
(b) The idea that God is infallible.
(c) The idea that the earth is the center of the universe.
(d) The idea that things cannot simultaneously be and not be.

3. Who proposed the notion that knowledge begins in doubt?
(a) Plato.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plotinus.

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

5. How does Locke describe the work principles do?
(a) They determine laws.
(b) They define morals.
(c) They guide actions.
(d) They capture experiences.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke say must be learned along with ideas?

2. What limitation does Locke describe in human faculties?

3. What consequence does the fact that knowledge is limited have on our knowledge, according to Locke?

4. Where does Locke say ideas come from?

5. For whom does Locke say national principles are natural?

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