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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Locke say is the purpose of language?
(a) Conflict resolution.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Communication.
(d) Diplomacy.

2. How does Locke define love?
(a) Mingling pleasure and pain.
(b) Reflecting on something that causes delight.
(c) Seeking pleasure.
(d) Aspiring to improve oneself.

3. What does Locke say God gave man in order to fulfill his purpose?
(a) Words.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Technology.
(d) Images.

4. What did Locke study first?
(a) The origins of understanding.
(b) The mechanisms for measuring understanding.
(c) The weight of understanding.
(d) Differences in animal and human understanding.

5. What are all words generated by, in Locke's account?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Experiences.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke say the increase of our intellectual powers follows?

2. How does Locke define simple ideas?

3. How does Locke define the difference between freedom and will?

4. What does Locke say each distinct idea is?

5. What does reflection create ideas out of?

(see the answer key)

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