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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Locke say we cannot have an innate morality?
(a) Because there is no room in the genes.
(b) Because innate ideas are impossible.
(c) Because instincts are not moral.
(d) Because he demonstrates that morality is not instinctual.

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

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

5. How does Locke handle the notion that knowledge begins in doubt?
(a) Locke says that doubt is for science, not philosophy.
(b) Locke says that doubt is the eternal enemy of knowledge.
(c) Locke says that understanding is divine and God is up to the job of inquiry.
(d) Locke says that certain things are known a priori.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are primary qualities different from secondary qualities?

2. What happens to the man in the illustration?

3. What claim is Locke attacking in "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"?

4. What does Locke say is his purpose in "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"?

5. What does Locke show about the ideas people claim are innate?

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