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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. It is stated that the author believes that men tend to misunderstand their _____.
(a) Posterity.
(b) Strengths.
(c) Weakenesses.
(d) Mission.

2. The first part is referred to as being ______ outlined.
(a) Temporarily.
(b) Loosely.
(c) Sloppily.
(d) Haphazardly.

3. Bacon suggests that man should try to focus on their ___ powers.
(a) Limited.
(b) Inevitable.
(c) God-given.
(d) True.

4. The governor informs the sailors that they would use the island's _____ to provide ship repair.
(a) Materials.
(b) Craftsmen.
(c) Revenues.
(d) Trade relations.

5. Instead, men placed too much focus on their ____.
(a) Art.
(b) Work.
(c) Faith.
(d) False beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the sailors were allowed to go ashore, they had to take an oath that they were not ____.

2. Which of the following is the process of reasoning probabilistically?

3. We need methods that can discover causes and deliver philosophy's first:

4. The author states that the work is only a beginning that developing this philosophy is starting the real _____ of the human race.

5. If man was able to focus on these powers, he would be able to master which of the following?

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