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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. What are modes, according to Locke?
(a) Methods of describing things.
(b) Halves of a paradox.
(c) Opposites.
(d) Combinations of substances.

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

3. How does Locke define perception?
(a) Synthetic.
(b) Syncretic.
(c) Absolute.
(d) Passive.

4. How does Locke say the concept of innate knowledge ultimately fails?
(a) The genes cannot be made to demonstrate the origins of knowledge.
(b) Even instincts require reinforcement.
(c) Knowledge can only be known through language and symbols.
(d) People have different ideas of the terms in any proposition.

5. To what does Locke attribute the ability to create technology and to organize our environment?
(a) Reason.
(b) Sensitivity.
(c) Perception.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Locke define complex ideas?

2. Where does Locke say ideas come from?

3. What does Locke say is his purpose in "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"?

4. What claim is Locke attacking in "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"?

5. What does Locke say about the difference between reflection and sensation?

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