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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix, An Abstract of a Book Lately Published, Entitled A Treatise of Human Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hume identify as the second philosophical relation?
(a) Space and time.
(b) Quality.
(c) Identity.
(d) Resemblance.

2. What passion does Hume say pity is like?
(a) Hate.
(b) Envy.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Love.

3. What does Hume say we need to stop men from fighting?
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) Sport.
(d) Social units.

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

5. What does Hume say was enough to regulate humans in their tribes?
(a) Natural virtue.
(b) Social order.
(c) Sensibility.
(d) Natural sentiment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hume define intuition?

2. The second truth in Hume's fork principle deals with what?

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

4. Hume says the will is an impression of what?

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

(see the answer key)

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