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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Locke say God gave man in order to fulfill his purpose?
(a) Technology.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Words.
(d) Images.
2. What defines a philosophical usage of a word, according to Locke?
(a) Generally accepted definitions.
(b) Technical uses in court.
(c) Essential, eternal meanings.
(d) Highly specialized definitions.
3. When does desire become action, in Locke's opinion?
(a) When it is unrequited.
(b) When it merges with will.
(c) When it develops into a philosophy.
(d) When it first stirs.
4. What abuse does Locke say is typical of scholars?
(a) Using foreign languages.
(b) Using technical language.
(c) Using obscure words.
(d) Using poetic language.
5. What does Locke say is a philosopher's primary method, in Locke's account?
(a) Reflection.
(b) Experimentation.
(c) Analysis.
(d) Debate.
6. Why does Locke say we cannot have an innate morality?
(a) Because there is no room in the genes.
(b) Because innate ideas are impossible.
(c) Because he demonstrates that morality is not instinctual.
(d) Because instincts are not moral.
7. What does Locke's discussion of number lead into a discussion of?
(a) Seeing points of view.
(b) Reflecting on numbers.
(c) Constructing simple modes.
(d) Constructing complex modes.
8. What does Locke say is ultimately grounded in pleasure and pain?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Morality.
(c) Faith.
(d) Aesthetics.
9. What defines a civil word, according to Locke?
(a) Words used in court.
(b) Words used in diplomacy.
(c) Words used in everyday communication.
(d) Words used in politics.
10. What does Locke say allows us to see ourselves as free agents?
(a) Will.
(b) Fate.
(c) Desire.
(d) Determinism.
11. What idea does Locke say we use when we define a horse?
(a) The idea of human superiority.
(b) The idea of God.
(c) The idea of animal.
(d) The idea of nature.
12. What is it that contributed to the pervasiveness of language, in Locke's account?
(a) Dictionaries.
(b) The use of general terms.
(c) Legal disputes.
(d) The simplicity of grammar.
13. How does Locke define the difference between freedom and will?
(a) Freedom is the ability to act; will is the freedom to choose.
(b) Freedom is the ability to let an internal power dictate one's actions; will is the source of the internal power.
(c) Freedom is the ability to act; will is a type of power.
(d) Freedom is riding light in the harness; will is the engine for progress.
14. What does Locke's illustration show?
(a) That a man can be clear in will but unfree in action.
(b) That hell is other people.
(c) That a man can be deceived about his relation with other men.
(d) That fate wears a human face.
15. What does Locke describe as an abuse of words?
(a) Inventing meanings for words.
(b) Using words without clear meaning.
(c) Using words incorrectly deliberately.
(d) Using words to insult people.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Locke use as a definition of active powers?
2. How does Locke define passive powers?
3. What is reification?
4. How has God formed man, according to Locke?
5. What is the consequence of using words to refer to personal ideas, according to Locke?
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