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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) Styles.
(b) Substances.
(c) Relations.
(d) Modes.

2. How does Locke define the essence of a thing?
(a) The chemical composition of the thing.
(b) The being-in-time of each thing.
(c) The divine intention in every thing.
(d) The properties that distinguish it from other similar things.

3. How does Locke define desire?
(a) The projection of happiness on things outside the self.
(b) The urgent need to merge with something outside the self.
(c) The force that moves the world.
(d) The need to return to a previous bliss.

4. What example does Locke use for an idea that is innate?
(a) The idea that things cannot simultaneously be and not be.
(b) The idea that God is infallible.
(c) The idea that man arose from apes through slow changes.
(d) The idea that the earth is the center of the universe.

5. How does Locke use garlic to illustrate his argument about the qualities of things?
(a) Different cultures use it for different things.
(b) Garlic has many different stages of development.
(c) The taste is different if it is cooked.
(d) Garlic has cleaning properties in addition to nutritional uses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Locke say ideas change over time?

2. What does Locke say allows us to see ourselves as free agents?

3. How does Locke define simple ideas?

4. In what way was Locke's perspective unique in the debate between free will and fate?

5. How would you characterize Locke's description of knowledge in his introduction?

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