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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. What effect does desire have on men, according to Locke?
(a) Makes men satisfied.
(b) Makes men unhappy.
(c) Makes men powerful.
(d) Makes men ambitious.

2. What does Locke say was the second thing he wanted to study?
(a) How we form beliefs.
(b) How the spirit reacts to knowledge.
(c) How the body registers knowledge.
(d) How we know things.

3. What does Locke say desires have in common?
(a) Unhappiness as a result.
(b) A motivating force to alleviate discomfort.
(c) Ineffability.
(d) The ability to mitigate unease.

4. What do cause and effect derive from according to Locke?
(a) Freedom and fate.
(b) Cause and effect.
(c) Good and evil.
(d) Pain and pleasure.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What qualities does Locke say things have?

2. Where do pleasure and pain come from, according to Locke?

3. How does Locke characterize perception?

4. What does Locke say is ultimately grounded in pleasure and pain?

5. What consequence does the fact that knowledge is limited have on our knowledge, according to Locke?

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