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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. Who proposed the notion that knowledge begins in doubt?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Plato.
(c) Plotinus.
(d) Descartes.

2. What is substance, according to Locke?
(a) The history of a thing.
(b) The essence of a thing.
(c) Separation between things.
(d) The abstraction of a thing.

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

4. Where do secondary qualities originate, according to Locke?
(a) Interactions.
(b) Things themselves.
(c) In the universe.
(d) Historical narratives.

5. What does Locke claim separates mankind from all other creatures on earth?
(a) Language.
(b) Envy.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Understanding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For whom does Locke say national principles are natural?

3. How does Locke define perception?

4. How does Locke try to look at understanding?

5. What example does Locke use for an idea that is innate?

(see the answer key)

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