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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. How does Locke say an object's qualities can change?
(a) He says that a thing's color can change in different light.
(b) He says that qualities can change upon reflection.
(c) He says that things' qualities can change depending on who you talk to.
(d) He says that qualities can change in memory.

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

3. What does Locke claim separates mankind from all other creatures on earth?
(a) Envy.
(b) Language.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Compassion.

4. What does Locke say is required for an idea to be innate?
(a) It cannot be arrived at through sensory means.
(b) It must be believed by everyone.
(c) No objections should exist to it.
(d) There can only be one explanation for it.

5. How does Locke use garlic to illustrate his argument about the qualities of things?
(a) Garlic has many different stages of development.
(b) The taste is different if it is cooked.
(c) Different cultures use it for different things.
(d) Garlic has cleaning properties in addition to nutritional uses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the limitation of understanding, according to Locke?

2. What does Locke say justifies moral principles?

3. What does Locke say about this standard for whether an idea is innate?

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

5. To what does Locke attribute the ability to create technology and to organize our environment?

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