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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are people who do not believe in free will called?
(a) Relativists.
(b) Determinists.
(c) Fatalists.
(d) Ontologists.

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

3. How does Locke define the essence of a thing?
(a) The chemical composition of the thing.
(b) The divine intention in every thing.
(c) The properties that distinguish it from other similar things.
(d) The being-in-time of each thing.

4. How does Locke characterize perception?
(a) Self-aware.
(b) Complex.
(c) Incomplete.
(d) Basic.

5. What does Locke say justifies moral principles?
(a) Mysteries.
(b) Reasons.
(c) Innate knowledge.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What modern movement did Locke prefigure in his arguments about philosophical language?

3. What does Locke say each distinct idea is?

4. What does Locke say perception creates?

5. What do we need to do with ideas over time, according to Locke?

(see the answer key)

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