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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Locke say ideas come from?
(a) Inspiration.
(b) God.
(c) Experience.
(d) Senses.

2. Where do ideas come from, according to Locke?
(a) Genes.
(b) The mind itself.
(c) Sense experiences.
(d) History.

3. What does Locke say about the knowledge of how property rules should be established?
(a) It must be learned.
(b) It must be doubted.
(c) It must be established anew each generation.
(d) It should be scientifically evaluated.

4. Where does understanding originate, according to Locke?
(a) The collective unconscious.
(b) The senses.
(c) God.
(d) The genes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Locke define 'idea'?

4. How would you characterize Locke's description of knowledge in his introduction?

5. What does Locke show about the ideas people claim are innate?

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