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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, New Atlantis, A Work Unfinished (Introduction, Discovery of Bensalem, Meeting with Governor).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Francis Bacon believes that it is ____ for him to write the following work.
(a) Worthwhile.
(b) Crucial.
(c) Frivolous.
(d) Pointless.

2. Bacon states that people tend lean toward false and hasty ______.
(a) Allies.
(b) Decisions.
(c) Conclusions.
(d) Beliefs.

3. In which body of water did the ship go astray?
(a) Atlantic Ocean.
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Red Sea.
(d) South Sea.

4. What is a "procemium?"
(a) Preliminary.
(b) Postscript.
(c) Prefix.
(d) Preface.

5. Science descended from debates held by the ______.
(a) Greeks.
(b) Church.
(c) British.
(d) Romans.

Short Answer Questions

1. We must avoid our ____if we want to see the pattern of the world..

2. The only way out of ____ is to build a plan of inquiry.

3. A great pillar of light was seen by the people of which city?

4. Since the observer is ____, he must look to history for similar observations.

5. The sick were quarantined for ____ days.

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