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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1b, The Plan of the Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ultimately, man is nature's _____.
(a) Servant.
(b) Opponent..
(c) Folly.
(d) Experiment.

2. Human reasoning is _____.
(a) Purposeful.
(b) Flawed.
(c) Divine.
(d) Premature.

3. Which of the following items is needed to find the systematic order a particular subject?
(a) Observation.
(b) Models.
(c) Experiments.
(d) Experience.

4. Since the observer is ____, he must look to history for similar observations.
(a) Easily influenced.
(b) Confused.
(c) Fallible.
(d) Inexperienced.

5. Bacon says that ____ is "more precious than anything on earth."
(a) A meeting of the minds.
(b) True understanding.
(c) Intellect.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead, men placed too much focus on their ____.

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

3. Of the ideas of the mind are poorly constructed and ____.

4. It is from the _____ of our causes that are planned fail.

5. Which type of history is ideal to build a foundation for philosophy?

(see the answer key)

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