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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 sixth part refers to the _______ course of inquiry.
(a) Illegitimate.
(b) Legitimate.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Sensible.

2. It is important that man be able to gather clues from _____.
(a) Science.
(b) Each other.
(c) God.
(d) Nature.

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

4. Bacon believed that common sense established _____ certain degrees of assurance.
(a) Provisionally.
(b) Disjointed.
(c) Questionably.
(d) Specific.

5. The fifth part includes things Bacon had discovered through the ordinary use of ______.
(a) Logic.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Observation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first part of the work is to equip the intellect to do which of the following?

2. It is the ____ of power that caused angels to fall.

3. How many parts are there to the work?

4. Which of the following often gives ideas that are false because of the lack of information?

5. The new logic is designed to command active ____.

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