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1
How did he die?
stomach cancer
throat cancer
lung cancer
intestinal cancer
2
His first book was called _____________?
Enquiries concerning Human Understanding
A Treatise of Human Nature
My Own Life
The History of England
3
When did David go to France?
1711
1717
1730
1734
4
At what age did he attend college?
11
22
19
15
5
Where did he attend college?
University of Cambridge
University of Glasgow
University of Edinburgh
University of Oxford
6
Who influenced him the most?
Nicolas Malebranche
John Locke
Mrs. Ramer
Descartes
7
David Hume's major philosophies were ________ and ________.
empiricism and occasionalism
realism and empiricism
empiricism and skepticism
absurdism and skepticism
8
Is this his quote? “Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.”
yes
no
9
Where did he grow up?
Tennessee
China
Scotland
England
10
Which title did he not receive throughout his life?
historian
accountant
philosopher
essayist