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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bacon believes that the human mind easily misuses its ____ in many ways.
(a) Reason.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Purpose.
(d) Gray matter.

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

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

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

5. Bacon states that people tend lean toward false and hasty ______.
(a) Allies.
(b) Conclusions.
(c) Decisions.
(d) Beliefs.

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

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

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

9. The ancients looked only to the stars and as such became too focused on ____ and abstract meditation.
(a) Wit.
(b) Astrology.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Logic.

10. Other forms of thinking may start out being easier but will most likely end up in ____ places.
(a) Dark.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Many different.

11. Francis Bacon believes that it is ____ for him to write the following work.
(a) Frivolous.
(b) Crucial.
(c) Worthwhile.
(d) Pointless.

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

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

14. Bacon states that man can only obey _____ causes.
(a) Nature's.
(b) Man's.
(c) Philosophy's.
(d) God's.

15. This is accomplished through the use of ______.
(a) Hypotheses.
(b) Experiments.
(c) Experience.
(d) Devices.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part of the reason for the movement was to show that the knowledge in _____ was stagnant.

2. The modern ____ goes first from the senses to general propositions.

3. It is from the _____ of our causes that are planned fail.

4. It is better to try and fail rather than to make _____ on something that cannot work.

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

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