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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does desire become action, in Locke's opinion?
(a) When it is unrequited.
(b) When it merges with will.
(c) When it develops into a philosophy.
(d) When it first stirs.

2. What modern movement did Locke prefigure in his arguments about philosophical language?
(a) Ontology.
(b) Deconstruction.
(c) Ordinary language philosophy.
(d) Relativists.

3. What happens to a particular idea when you practice abstraction?
(a) You subtract particulars.
(b) You use it for religious purposes.
(c) You see the opposite of the idea.
(d) You see it in context.

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

5. What does Locke describe as an abuse of words?
(a) Using words to insult people.
(b) Using words incorrectly deliberately.
(c) Using words without clear meaning.
(d) Inventing meanings for words.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Locke say ideas come from?

2. What does Locke say is his purpose in "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"?

3. To what does Locke attribute the ability to create technology and to organize our environment?

4. What did Locke study first?

5. What consequence does Locke describe if there were individual words for each thing?

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