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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that contributed to the pervasiveness of language, in Locke's account?
(a) The use of general terms.
(b) The simplicity of grammar.
(c) Dictionaries.
(d) Legal disputes.

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

3. What does Locke say we about words that cannot be defined any further?
(a) They are essential ideas.
(b) They are general words.
(c) They are complex ideas.
(d) They are simple ideas.

4. What consequence does Locke describe if there were individual words for each thing?
(a) Politics would be chaotic.
(b) Trade would be impossible.
(c) Knowledge would be impeded.
(d) Economies would remain simple.

5. Which concept was beyond the sphere of Locke's inquiry?
(a) Why we should or should not believe certain things.
(b) Where our beliefs come from.
(c) Why some beliefs are better than others.
(d) What the mind is.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do secondary qualities originate, according to Locke?

2. What does Locke say men have freedom to do, in terms of language?

3. What does Locke show about the ideas people claim are innate?

4. Which grammatical particle does Locke examine in detail?

5. How does Locke describe reflection?

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