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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Locke, the lack of what would make social life impossible?
(a) Trade.
(b) Communication.
(c) Manufacturing.
(d) Money.

2. What does Locke say allows us to see ourselves as free agents?
(a) Desire.
(b) Fate.
(c) Will.
(d) Determinism.

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

4. Where does Locke say ideas come from?
(a) Inspiration.
(b) God.
(c) Experience.
(d) Senses.

5. What happens to the man in the illustration?
(a) He is given the ability to punish another man.
(b) He is told that someone he knows has died.
(c) He is carried into another room while sleeping.
(d) He runs an experiment on another man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT a method Locke describes for forming a complex idea?

2. Where do pleasure and pain come from, according to Locke?

3. What is the effect of a passive power?

4. How does Locke define 'idea'?

5. What does Locke's illustration show?

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