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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 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 too high a hurdle to pass.
(d) He says that it is a kettle of fish.

2. How does Locke describe the work principles do?
(a) They capture experiences.
(b) They define morals.
(c) They guide actions.
(d) They determine laws.

3. What claim is Locke attacking in "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"?
(a) The claim to use pure reason in thinking.
(b) The claim that people can merge compassion and reason.
(c) The claim that people can introspect into understanding.
(d) The claim that people know the world solely through the senses.

4. Where do primary qualities originate, according to Locke?
(a) Interactions.
(b) They do not originate.
(c) Things themselves.
(d) Experiences.

5. For whom does Locke say national principles are natural?
(a) Men.
(b) Children and idiost.
(c) Grown men and women.
(d) Human beings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke say number indicate about a thing?

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

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

4. In what way was Locke's perspective unique in the debate between free will and fate?

5. Who is guilty of reification, according to Locke?

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