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

2. For whom does Locke say national principles are natural?
(a) Grown men and women.
(b) Men.
(c) Human beings.
(d) Children and idiost.

3. How does Locke define complex ideas?
(a) Unresolved ideas out of which simple ideas come.
(b) Simple ideas that vary based on definitions.
(c) Combinations of simple ideas.
(d) The field of experience that inspires ideas.

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

5. How does Locke say ideas change over time?
(a) They solidify.
(b) They ossify.
(c) They degrade.
(d) They loosen up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Locke define 'idea'?

2. What qualities does Locke say things have?

3. How does Locke try to look at understanding?

4. Composition is the ability to do what, according to Locke?

5. What does Locke say we do with ideas?

(see the answer key)

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