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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. With clear ____, the intellect can become more powerful.
(a) Logic.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Intention.
(d) Direction.

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

3. Part of the reason for the movement was to show that the knowledge in _____ was stagnant.
(a) The Scientific Community.
(b) Europe.
(c) The public's consciousness.
(d) The Church.

4. Which of the following was manifested in the writings?
(a) Gift of Sight.
(b) Gift of Tongues.
(c) Gift of Divinity.
(d) Gift of Prophecy.

5. The modern ____ goes first from the senses to general propositions.
(a) Scientist.
(b) Mathematician.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Logician.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not offered to the sailors at this time?

2. The sick were quarantined for ____ days.

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

4. What years did the King serve England?

5. Bacon rejects a certain type of reasoning because it is too _____ and independent of the empirical.

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