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

2. What does Locke say about this standard for whether an idea is innate?
(a) He says that it is too high a hurdle to pass.
(b) He says it is a bird of a different color.
(c) He says that it is too wide a net.
(d) He says that it is a kettle of fish.

3. What does Locke say perception creates?
(a) Language.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Symbols.
(d) Experiences.

4. Composition is the ability to do what, according to Locke?
(a) Replace ideas with other ideas.
(b) Invent new ideas.
(c) Use ideas for practical purposes.
(d) Combine ideas.

5. What does Locke show about the ideas people claim are innate?
(a) That they are questionable.
(b) That they are culturally relative.
(c) That they are determined by cultural forces.
(d) That not everyone believes them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke say about the knowledge of how property rules should be established?

2. What is the contemporary name for Locke's field of inquiry?

3. Which concept was beyond the sphere of Locke's inquiry?

4. What did Locke study first?

5. What does Locke argue against in Chapter 2 of Book I?

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