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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 16-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Locke define perception?
(a) Syncretic.
(b) Passive.
(c) Synthetic.
(d) Absolute.

3. Which is NOT a category of complex ideas, according to Locke?
(a) Substances.
(b) Relations.
(c) Styles.
(d) Modes.

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

5. How does Locke define passive powers?
(a) They are essential to the things themselves.
(b) They have no internal direction.
(c) They are the inertia of things.
(d) They only exist when more than two things come into contact.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Locke describe the work principles do?

2. What does Locke use as a definition of active powers?

3. How does Locke use walnuts to illustrate the qualities of things?

4. How does Locke define will?

5. How does Locke define truth in an idea?

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