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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Locke say is his purpose in "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"?
(a) To define a unified theory of understanding.
(b) To pin down the mystical origins of understanding.
(c) To reconcile the tension between modes of understanding.
(d) To break understanding into its parts.

2. How does Locke say people should use language?
(a) In ways that can be understood.
(b) In ways that undermine received truths.
(c) In ways that lead to interesting visions.
(d) In ways that express personality.

3. How many kinds of relation does Locke say knowledge can be broken down to?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

4. Where will different forms of ideas have their analogues?
(a) In personality types.
(b) In different scientific fields.
(c) In forms of representation.
(d) In forms of knowledge.

5. What does Locke say about this standard for whether an idea is innate?
(a) He says that it is too wide a net.
(b) He says that it is too high a hurdle to pass.
(c) He says that it is a kettle of fish.
(d) He says it is a bird of a different color.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can we understand the properties of things, according to Locke?

2. What does Locke say number indicate about a thing?

3. What does Locke say about sensations that an infant feels in utero?

4. What did Locke study first?

5. What does Locke say about the existence of the self?

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