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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What philosopher and statesman does Francis Bacon aspire to be like?
(a) Copernicus
(b) Seneca
(c) Cicero
(d) Salon

2. What is the first of four books written by Spinoza?
(a) The History of War
(b) The Philosophy of the Ages
(c) The Treatise on Religion and the State
(d) The Fall of the Roman Empire

3. How does every society and government ruins itself?
(a) by enabling excess in principle
(b) by being too constrictive
(c) by growing tired
(d) by letting down their guard

4. What does Spinoza suggest the aim of Biblical language is meant to do?
(a) to attract intellectuals
(b) to compete with Greek mythology
(c) to conceal great mysteries
(d) to attract the imagination of popular minds

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By the thirteenth century A. D., how does the Church unite the European continent?

2. Where does the Jewish migration along the Danube and Rhine rivers take the Jews?

3. Significantly, who gets ignored in Bacon's utopia?

4. What becomes the unifying element in Plato's description of justice?

5. What circumstance does Spinoza say keeps the racial existence of the Jews?

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