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

2. What quality does Locke say innate principles lack?
(a) Universal consent.
(b) Variability.
(c) Presentability.
(d) Translatability.

3. How does Locke say people should use language?
(a) In ways that lead to interesting visions.
(b) In ways that express personality.
(c) In ways that undermine received truths.
(d) In ways that can be understood.

4. What does Locke say is another word for retention?
(a) Memory.
(b) Ego.
(c) Wit.
(d) Intelligence.

5. What defines a philosophical usage of a word, according to Locke?
(a) Generally accepted definitions.
(b) Essential, eternal meanings.
(c) Technical uses in court.
(d) Highly specialized definitions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why don't most words refer to simple ideas, in Locke's account?

2. What would happen if words referred to particular things, in Locke's opinion?

3. How does Locke define truth in an idea?

4. What does Locke argue against in Chapter 2 of Book I?

5. What does Locke say the mind is before it has experiences?

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