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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) Senses.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) God.
(d) Experience.

2. How does Locke define 'idea'?
(a) The object of understanding.
(b) The result of understanding.
(c) The purpose of understanding.
(d) The source of understanding.

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

4. How would you characterize Locke's description of knowledge in his introduction?
(a) Absolutist.
(b) Idealist.
(c) Pragmatic.
(d) Relativist.

5. What does Locke say was the second thing he wanted to study?
(a) How we form beliefs.
(b) How the body registers knowledge.
(c) How we know things.
(d) How the spirit reacts to knowledge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Locke handle the notion that knowledge begins in doubt?

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

4. What does Locke say about sensations that an infant feels in utero?

5. What did Locke study first?

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