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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 is the contemporary name for Locke's field of inquiry?
(a) Epistemology.
(b) Existentialism.
(c) Comparative religion.
(d) Ontology.

2. What does Locke say is another word for retention?
(a) Wit.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Ego.
(d) Memory.

3. How does Locke characterize perception?
(a) Self-aware.
(b) Incomplete.
(c) Complex.
(d) Basic.

4. What does Locke say the mind is before it has experiences?
(a) A history of turmoil.
(b) A white piece of paper.
(c) A power keg.
(d) A set of dispositions.

5. Which concept was beyond the sphere of Locke's inquiry?
(a) Where our beliefs come from.
(b) Why we should or should not believe certain things.
(c) What the mind is.
(d) Why some beliefs are better than others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What consequence does the fact that knowledge is limited have on our knowledge, according to Locke?

2. What did Locke study first?

3. How does Locke describe the work principles do?

4. How does Locke say the concept of innate knowledge ultimately fails?

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

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