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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Schopenhauer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Like Aristotle, what does Bacon see needs to be removed to avoid revolution?
(a) the right to vote
(b) issues that cause poverty and discontent
(c) the ownership of private property
(d) the right to bear arms

2. What new philosophy uses faith and reason to force acceptance of untried assumptions and conclusions?
(a) Martialism
(b) Activism
(c) Scholasticism
(d) Fundamentalism

3. What does the publisher of Schopenhauer's book eventually tell him?
(a) they printed only the few copies they gave him
(b) most of the edition is sold as waste paper
(c) the law refused the distribution of the book
(d) the book is too dry to sell

4. What happened after Spinoza dispensed with faith?
(a) religion died
(b) the faithful were devastated
(c) new religions sprang up
(d) the faithful dispensed with him

5. How does Schopenhauer develop his blunt manner, realistic mind, and knowledge of the world and of men?
(a) his time in the military
(b) his informal education
(c) his frequent travels
(d) his exposure to business

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Schopenhauer's masterpiece?

2. Who in Voltaire's life is the young wife of a French Marquis who is away with his regiment?

3. How does Spinoza explain references to God's halting the natural function of nature on several occasions in the Bible?

4. Where does Voltaire write The Romances?

5. What event makes the rival schools of Stoicism and Epicureanism split philosophically?

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