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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 1, Of Virtue and Vice in General.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of passion does Hume say is a mistake to confuse as reason?
(a) Calm passions.
(b) Fun passions.
(c) Extreme passions.
(d) Violent passions.

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

3. The second truth in Hume's fork principle deals with what?
(a) Matters of fact.
(b) Judgements.
(c) Morals.
(d) Matters of principle.

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

5. Why does Hume say we admire the rich and the powerful?
(a) They possess what we affirm as valuable.
(b) They possess better judgement.
(c) They are more confident.
(d) They use their natural instincts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what does Hume divide knowledge?

2. What is Hume's argument against religion's view on free will?

3. Which of the following best describes Hume's fork principle?

4. Hume tells the reader to fix his eye on what kind of spot?

5. What does Hume say are the two types of reason?

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