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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form do propositions typically have, according to Locke?
(a) Experiences.
(b) Theorems.
(c) Sentences.
(d) Facts.

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

3. Where does Locke say we see the origin of our idea of number?
(a) Our bodies and minds.
(b) Grains of sand.
(c) Flocks of geese.
(d) Trees in a forest.

4. What defines a civil word, according to Locke?
(a) Words used in politics.
(b) Words used in diplomacy.
(c) Words used in court.
(d) Words used in everyday communication.

5. What happens to love over time, according to Locke?
(a) Like other ideas, it fades unless it is renewed.
(b) Unlike other ideas, it remains constant if it is true.
(c) It leads to marriage and commitment in acts.
(d) It creates freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Locke really discussing in his discussion of pleasure and pain?

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

3. What do verbal propositions reflect, according to Locke?

4. Discerning is the ability to do what, according to Locke?

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

(see the answer key)

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