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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. How does Locke define simple ideas?
(a) They cannot be built upon.
(b) They cannot be presented in language.
(c) They cannot be broken down into parts.
(d) They can only be seen in behavior.

2. Where do primary qualities originate, according to Locke?
(a) Things themselves.
(b) Experiences.
(c) They do not originate.
(d) Interactions.

3. What does Locke use as an example of abstraction?
(a) Nature.
(b) Chairs.
(c) People.
(d) History.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke say is another word for retention?

2. To what does Locke attribute the ability to create technology and to organize our environment?

3. How does Locke try to look at understanding?

4. How does Locke describe the work principles do?

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

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