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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another name for "The Great Instauration?"
(a) "The Great Restoration."
(b) "The Scientific Method."
(c) "The Mighty Revolution."
(d) "The Tragic Rebirth."

2. Which is not one of the parts of the plan?
(a) The Ladder of the Intellect.
(b) Division of Sciences.
(c) History of Philosophy.
(d) The New Philosophy.

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

4. Bacon suggests that man should try to focus on their ___ powers.
(a) Inevitable.
(b) God-given.
(c) True.
(d) Limited.

5. The author states that the work is only a beginning that developing this philosophy is starting the real _____ of the human race.
(a) Business.
(b) Foundation.
(c) Genus.
(d) Humanity.

6. What years did the King serve England?
(a) 1610-1639.
(b) 1603-1625.
(c) 1616-1651.
(d) 1601-1628.

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

8. Which of the following is the process of reasoning probabilistically?
(a) Adduction.
(b) Reduction.
(c) Deduction.
(d) Induction.

9. Bacon refers to one's powers as being ____ and reasoning.
(a) Faith.
(b) Logic.
(c) Intuition.
(d) Truth.

10. It is the ____ of power that caused angels to fall.
(a) Attainment.
(b) Lust.
(c) Transfer.
(d) Abuse.

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

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

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

14. The only way out of ____ is to build a plan of inquiry.
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Stagnation.
(c) The past.
(d) Tyranny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If man was able to focus on these powers, he would be able to master which of the following?

2. This is accomplished through the use of ______.

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

4. The _____ way starts out hard but ends in "open country."

5. Bacon asks the ____ God to grant him the power to help humanity.

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