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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Part 3, Of Knowledge and Probability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hume says every simple impression is attended with what?
(a) A correspondent sentence.
(b) A correspondent word.
(c) A correspondent idea.
(d) A correspondent title.

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

3. What does Hume believe humans generate instead of observing causes?
(a) Sympathy about causes.
(b) Judgements about causes.
(c) Morals about causes.
(d) Beliefs about causes.

4. What is Hume's first tool of philosophical inquiry?
(a) The robin.
(b) The spoon.
(c) The knife.
(d) The microscope.

5. Which of the following best defines empiricism?
(a) Our knowledge of the world comes enitirely through experience.
(b) The government should have control over our lives.
(c) Our knowledge of the world comes entirely from our parents.
(d) Our morals are not truly our own thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Hume say facts come?

2. What idea does Hume bring in to distinguish between knowledge and probability?

3. Which is the following is the best definition of the razor principle?

4. What does Hume say is limited?

5. Which of the following is the best description of the microscope inquiry?

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