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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. Bacon believes that the meeting between the two entities must return to its _______.
(a) Womb.
(b) Original condition.
(c) Previous incarnation.
(d) Self.

2. Bacon rejects a certain type of reasoning because it is too _____ and independent of the empirical.
(a) Deliberate.
(b) Changeable.
(c) Confused.
(d) Rickety.

3. How many parts are there to the work?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 5.

4. The first part of the work is to equip the intellect to do which of the following?
(a) Move forward.
(b) Question itself.
(c) Process information.
(d) Be rebuilt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The problem is that common logic also requires more ____.

2. What is another name for "The Great Instauration?"

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

4. What years did the King serve England?

5. Those that ran the polity of science were ____.

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