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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 3, Of the Other Virtues and Vices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hume say he will use to discuss passion instead of physiology?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Experience.

2. What two cities does Hume use in his example of why it is difficult to form accurate impressions?
(a) New Jerusalem and Paris.
(b) Moscow and Prague.
(c) London and Edinborough.
(d) Glasgow and Liverpool.

3. What kind of people does Hume say we admire?
(a) People with high morals.
(b) Popular people.
(c) The rich and powerful.
(d) People who understand the world.

4. What kind of image does Hume say will be presented if one wheels around a burning coal with rapidity?
(a) A burning pole.
(b) Whatever your imagination allows.
(c) A circle of fire.
(d) A reddish orange blur.

5. Why do we love people we know more than strangers?
(a) They don't judge us.
(b) They understand us.
(c) It is easier to talk to them.
(d) They resemble us.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hume says everyone can feel the difference between what?

2. Under what two general classes do relations come?

3. What does Hume say happens to justice over time?

4. How does Hume define anger?

5. Why does Hume say we admire the rich and the powerful?

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