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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Locke say is a philosopher's primary method, in Locke's account?
(a) Debate.
(b) Reflection.
(c) Analysis.
(d) Experimentation.

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

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

4. What does Locke say about sensations that an infant feels in utero?
(a) They form the instincts.
(b) They are the basis of innate knowledge.
(c) They must be un-learned.
(d) They do not constitute innate knowledge.

5. What is the consequence of using words to refer to personal ideas, according to Locke?
(a) Madness.
(b) Art.
(c) Unintelligibility.
(d) Prophesy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke say is certain?

2. What defines a civil word, according to Locke?

3. Abstraction is the ability to do what, according to Locke?

4. What does Locke say God gave man in order to fulfill his purpose?

5. How does Locke describe his theory of knowledge?

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