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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. The ancients looked only to the stars and as such became too focused on ____ and abstract meditation.
(a) Prayer.
(b) Logic.
(c) Astrology.
(d) Wit.

2. The _____ way starts out hard but ends in "open country."
(a) Scientific.
(b) Methodical.
(c) Instinctive.
(d) Natural.

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

4. Bacon states that reason can reconstruct human knowledge, science, and ____.
(a) Souls.
(b) Art.
(c) Logic.
(d) Faith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Overall, philosophy was _____ but barren.

2. Part of the reason for the movement was to show that the knowledge in _____ was stagnant.

3. A person's examination of the world should involve true _____.

4. The fourth parts of the plan involves the application of _______.

5. At the same time, men tend to underestimate their _____.

(see the answer key)

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