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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. In ordinary logic, _____ reigns.
(a) Cooperation.
(b) Domination.
(c) Synergy.
(d) Syllogism.

2. The governor told the sailors that the island had been saving money for _____ years.
(a) 25.
(b) 46.
(c) 37.
(d) 41.

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

4. The text or references books of the Bible that had not yet been written such as _____'s epistles.
(a) Paul.
(b) John.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Mark.

5. Those that ran the polity of science were ____.
(a) Democratic.
(b) Dictators.
(c) Uninformed.
(d) Blind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Science descended from debates held by the ______.

2. When the pillar of light broke up it turned in to which of the following:

3. Many things may be improved by using instruments of _____.

4. Bacon refers to one's powers as being ____ and reasoning.

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

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