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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 1-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who proposed the notion that knowledge begins in doubt?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Plotinus.

2. Which is NOT a category of complex ideas, according to Locke?
(a) Modes.
(b) Relations.
(c) Styles.
(d) Substances.

3. What is substance, according to Locke?
(a) The essence of a thing.
(b) The history of a thing.
(c) Separation between things.
(d) The abstraction of a thing.

4. What does Locke argue against in Chapter 2 of Book I?
(a) The idea of innate knowledge.
(b) The idea of cultural relativism.
(c) The idea of transubstantiation.
(d) The idea of original sin.

5. What is the limitation of understanding, according to Locke?
(a) We cannot use it in religion or spirituality.
(b) It cannot reckon things that cannot be perceived.
(c) We cannot turn it against itself.
(d) We do not always know how to distinguish it from faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke say the mind is before it has experiences?

2. How does Locke say ideas change over time?

3. How does Locke try to look at understanding?

4. What did Locke study first?

5. Where does Locke say ideas come from?

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