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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Locke describe the work principles do?
(a) They define morals.
(b) They capture experiences.
(c) They guide actions.
(d) They determine laws.

3. Which concept was beyond the sphere of Locke's inquiry?
(a) What the mind is.
(b) Where our beliefs come from.
(c) Why some beliefs are better than others.
(d) Why we should or should not believe certain things.

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

5. What limitation does Locke describe in human faculties?
(a) Compassion is removed from understanding.
(b) Envy is bound to the passions.
(c) Language is never more than self-referential.
(d) Reason is closed to direct perception.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Locke define 'idea'?

2. What example does Locke use for an idea that is innate?

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

4. How does Locke describe reflection?

5. How does Locke say ideas change over time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Locke define the faculty of perception?

2. In what way is knowledge limited, according to Locke?

3. What does Locke say about the innateness of moral principles?

4. How does Locke define discerning?

5. How does Locke define abstraction?

6. What aspect of knowledge does Locke exclude from "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"?

7. What is the difference between natural principles and innate principles?

8. Describe the two kinds of ideas Locke describes.

9. What does Locke mean when he says that the mind is a blank slate?

10. What does Locke set out to do in Book II?

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