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Empiricism and John Locke

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is empiricism?

a)

Knowledge derived from logical reasoning and deduction.

b)

Knowledge derived from religious beliefs and faith.

c)

Knowledge derived from intuition and speculation.

d)

Knowledge derived from sensory experience and observation.

2.

Who is considered the father of British empiricism?

a)

Immanuel Kant

b)

John Locke

c)

Francis Bacon

d)

Rene Descartes

3.

Which of the following best describes secondary qualities according to Locke

a)

qualities which are nothing in the objects themselves, rather they are powers that produce in us various qualities by their primary qualities

b)

characteristics that necessarily inhered in material bodies

c)

Sensory experience and observation of the external world.

d)

Intuition and innate ideas.

4.

What are simple ideas in empiricism?

a)

Innate knowledge

b)

Rationalism

c)

Intuition

d)

Basic elements of knowledge derived from sensory experience.

5.

What are complex ideas in empiricism?

a)

Derived from innate ideas

b)

Based on sensory experience

c)

Result of rational deduction

d)

Derived from simple ideas through mental operations.

6.

Which of the following is Not a complex idea

a)

color

b)

sound

c)

taste

d)

motion

7.

Which of the following is NOT a simple idea? (according to john locke)

a)

solidity

b)

motion

c)

extension

d)

modes

8.

Which of the following best describes primary qualities

a)

characteristics that necessarily inhered in material bodies

b)

those ideas which first enter the mind through the senses, pure and uncomplicated

c)

Theories of knowledge

d)

Theories of intuition

9.

which of the following are works written by John Locke?

a)

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

b)

The Social Contract

c)

Two Treatises of Government

d)

The Prince

10.

What is the concept of tabula rasa in John Locke's philosophy?

a)

The concept of tabula rasa in John Locke's philosophy is the belief that individuals are born with innate knowledge.

b)

The concept of tabula rasa in John Locke's philosophy is the idea that individuals are born with a blank slate and acquire knowledge through sensory perception and experience.

c)

The concept of tabula rasa in John Locke's philosophy is the idea that individuals are born with predetermined personalities.

d)

The concept of tabula rasa in John Locke's philosophy is the notion that individuals are born with a fixed set of abilities and talents.