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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 are modes, according to Locke?
(a) Combinations of substances.
(b) Opposites.
(c) Methods of describing things.
(d) Halves of a paradox.

2. How does Locke describe reflection?
(a) As the mind's sensation of itself.
(b) As the engine for language.
(c) As the history of sense experiences.
(d) As the patterns sense experiences make.

3. What does Locke argue against in Chapter 2 of Book I?
(a) The idea of original sin.
(b) The idea of cultural relativism.
(c) The idea of transubstantiation.
(d) The idea of innate knowledge.

4. Which is NOT a method Locke describes for forming a complex idea?
(a) Deriving an idea from a sense experience.
(b) Bringing two simple ideas together without uniting them.
(c) Abstracting from a simple idea into a general idea.
(d) Combing several simple ideas into a new, complex idea.

5. What does Locke say retention allows us to do?
(a) Organize ideas.
(b) Evaluate ideas.
(c) Store ideas.
(d) Forget ideas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do ideas come from, according to Locke?

2. How does Locke characterize perception?

3. How does Locke say an object's qualities can change?

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

5. What does Locke say about this standard for whether an idea is innate?

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