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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 2, Of Justice and Injustice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Hume think people mistake their perceptions?
(a) Love.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Feeliing.
(d) Reality.

2. What is Hume's second tool of philosophical inquiry?
(a) The fork.
(b) The knife.
(c) The microscope.
(d) The map.

3. Why does Hume think humans, unlike other animals, cannot satisfy their needs from nature alone?
(a) They can't live in a primitive state.
(b) They have an active mind and need to discover new things.
(c) They have to live in an isolated space.
(d) They have more desires than they have means to meet them.

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

5. To what does Hume say virtue is tied?
(a) Agreeableness.
(b) Disagreeableness.
(c) Ability.
(d) Inability.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what does Hume say all human action is determined?

2. Hume says complex ideas are divided into what?

3. What is the name of the system used to prove the existence of God?

4. What passion does Hume say pity is like?

5. What does Hume says causation allows us to do which is vital for our survival?

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