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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Locke say each distinct idea is?
(a) A general idea.
(b) A word.
(c) A simple idea.
(d) An essence.

4. What does Locke say we do with ideas?
(a) Name and organize them.
(b) Aspire to them.
(c) Eat and digest them.
(d) Doubt and hate.

5. What do we have when an abstract idea cannot be broken down?
(a) Distinct ideas.
(b) Complex ideas.
(c) Simple ideas.
(d) Detailed words.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT a category of complex ideas, according to Locke?

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

3. How does Locke say people should use language?

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

5. What consequence does the fact that knowledge is limited have on our knowledge, according to Locke?

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