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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. From where does a human's substantive knowledge come?
(a) Human senses.
(b) Religion.
(c) Human passion.
(d) Society.

2. To what does distinguishing between perception and reality often lead?
(a) Counterintuitive positions.
(b) A metaphysical position.
(c) Misguided theories.
(d) Lopsided theories.

3. Hume says everyone can feel the difference between what?
(a) Images and words.
(b) Impressions and ideas.
(c) Feeling and thinking.
(d) Women and men.

4. What object does Hume say is sufficient enough to give him the idea of extension?
(a) The bath.
(b) The cabinet.
(c) The chair.
(d) The table.

5. What does Hume claim is a fictitious denomination?
(a) The idea of love.
(b) The idea of morals.
(c) The idea of justice.
(d) The idea of unity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hume say would happen if you denied the existence of the 19th man of a group of twenty?

2. Hume says impressions are divided into what?

3. What is Hume's first tool of philosophical inquiry?

4. Which idea comes in for extended analysis in Book One, Part Three?

5. Which of the following best defines empiricism?

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