John Locke MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. In what year was John Locke born?

1. 1632
2. 1640
3. 1650
4. 1660

2. Locke believed that knowledge comes from:

1. Divine revelation
2. Sense experience
3. Innate ideas
4. Meditation

3. What is Locke's famous epistemological work called?

1. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
2. Critique of Pure Reason
3. Meditations
4. The Republic

4. Locke believed the mind at birth was a:

1. Blank slate (tabula rasa)
2. Vessel of divine knowledge
3. Source of innate ideas
4. Corrupted entity

5. According to Locke, legitimate government is based on:

1. Force
2. Consent of the governed
3. Divine authority
4. Economic power

6. Which revolution did Locke’s ideas directly influence?

1. French Revolution
2. Industrial Revolution
3. Glorious Revolution
4. Russian Revolution

7. Locke believed that humans are naturally:

1. Violent
2. Selfish
3. Rational and free
4. Sinful

8. Locke's views on property were outlined in which work?

1. Two Treatises of Government
2. The Wealth of Nations
3. The Spirit of Laws
4. Leviathan

9. Locke argued that property arises from:

1. Divine right
2. Labor
3. Government allocation
4. Wealth inheritance

10. Locke’s "Letter Concerning Toleration" advocates for:

1. Religious tolerance
2. Political equality
3. Economic reform
4. Absolute monarchy

11. What type of government did Locke oppose?

1. Democracy
2. Monarchy
3. Absolute monarchy
4. Constitutional monarchy

12. Where was John Locke born?

1. London
2. Wrington
3. Oxford
4. Cambridge

13. Which American document was heavily influenced by Locke?

1. Declaration of Independence
2. U.S. Constitution
3. Bill of Rights
4. Articles of Confederation

14. Locke's philosophy is part of which intellectual movement?

1. Enlightenment
2. Romanticism
3. Realism
4. Existentialism

15. Locke’s ideas on education were presented in:

1. Some Thoughts Concerning Education
2. The Education of Man
3. The School of Life
4. On Liberty