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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subject does Locke discuss in Book IV?
(a) Language.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Morality.

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

3. How does Locke describe pleasure and pain?
(a) Clear and powerful.
(b) Chaotic.
(c) Unintelligible.
(d) Unstructured.

4. What does Locke say liberty is aimed at?
(a) Pursuit of profit.
(b) Relief of suffering.
(c) Compassion for others.
(d) Pursuit of happiness.

5. What form do propositions typically have, according to Locke?
(a) Theorems.
(b) Facts.
(c) Sentences.
(d) Experiences.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Locke say ideas change over time?

2. Which predecessor is Locke attacking with his discussion of understanding?

3. In what way was Locke's perspective unique in the debate between free will and fate?

4. What happens to love over time, according to Locke?

5. What does Locke say is certain?

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