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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. What does Locke describe the mind as?
(a) A battlefield.
(b) A library.
(c) A cultural storehouse.
(d) A blank slate.

2. What idea does NOT come from sensation, according to Locke?
(a) Taste.
(b) Language.
(c) Color.
(d) Sound.

3. What consequence does the fact that knowledge is limited have on our knowledge, according to Locke?
(a) It means that man has to devise better tools for experimenting.
(b) It does not invalidate it.
(c) It obligates people to constant conversation.
(d) It limits the fields in which we can know anything.

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

5. How does Locke define complex ideas?
(a) Simple ideas that vary based on definitions.
(b) Combinations of simple ideas.
(c) The field of experience that inspires ideas.
(d) Unresolved ideas out of which simple ideas come.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Locke use garlic to illustrate his argument about the qualities of things?

2. How does Locke describe reflection?

3. Where does understanding originate, according to Locke?

4. How does Locke characterize perception?

5. What limitation does Locke describe in human faculties?

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