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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Locke define perception?
(a) Absolute.
(b) Synthetic.
(c) Syncretic.
(d) Passive.

2. What is the contemporary name for Locke's field of inquiry?
(a) Ontology.
(b) Epistemology.
(c) Existentialism.
(d) Comparative religion.

3. What consequence does the fact that knowledge is limited have on our knowledge, according to Locke?
(a) It obligates people to constant conversation.
(b) It does not invalidate it.
(c) It limits the fields in which we can know anything.
(d) It means that man has to devise better tools for experimenting.

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

5. What does Locke say is required for an idea to be innate?
(a) There can only be one explanation for it.
(b) It cannot be arrived at through sensory means.
(c) No objections should exist to it.
(d) It must be believed by everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke say about sensations that an infant feels in utero?

2. What does Locke say must be learned along with ideas?

3. What does Locke argue against in Chapter 2 of Book I?

4. What does Locke say about the difference between reflection and sensation?

5. What are modes, according to Locke?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between natural principles and innate principles?

2. How does Locke define retention?

3. How is duration developed from simple ideas, according to Locke?

4. What does Locke set out to do in Book II?

5. How does Locke define abstraction?

6. What is the difference between sensation and reflection, in Locke's account?

7. What does Locke mean when he says that the mind is a blank slate?

8. What benefits do humans receive from understanding, according to Locke?

9. What does Locke say happens if two people have the same idea about a thing?

10. In what way is understanding limited, according to Locke?

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