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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has God formed man, according to Locke?

2. What do cause and effect derive from according to Locke?

3. Why don't most words refer to simple ideas, in Locke's account?

4. Who is guilty of reification, according to Locke?

5. What does Locke use to illustrate the difference between freedom and fate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Locke say is the only way to understand the properties of things?

2. What role does Locke attribute to God in forming man as a language-user?

3. What is the debate between determinists and libertarians?

4. Where does Locke say our conception of 'number' comes from?

5. Why are most words general, according to Locke?

6. Where do the notions of good and evil come from, in Locke's opinion?

7. Give an example of active powers.

8. How does Locke define power, in "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"?

9. How do we arrive at the essence of an idea?

10. How does Locke suggest philosophers curb the abuse of words?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes this book an essay? Is there a better term for it?

Essay Topic 2

Locke's definition of experience and language is based solely on individual experience--but what is the role of the family in promoting certain knowledge and restricting or prohibiting other kinds of knowledge? Does Locke account for teachers and parents in his arguments about knowledge and experience?

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions do they resolve?

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