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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Bacon use to describe syllogism?
(a) The pot calling the kettle black.
(b) In one ear and out the other.
(c) Between a rock and a hard place.
(d) Garbage in, garbage out.

2. The fifth part includes things Bacon had discovered through the ordinary use of ______.
(a) Observation.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Logic.
(d) Intellect.

3. Of the philosophers attempt to amend simple human observation with ridiculous _____.
(a) Theories.
(b) Determinations.
(c) Subtlety.
(d) Conclusions.

4. The fourth parts of the plan involves the application of _______.
(a) Motion.
(b) Observation.
(c) Hypotheses.
(d) Inquiry.

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

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

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

8. Bacon asks the ____ God to grant him the power to help humanity.
(a) Trinitarian.
(b) Unitarian.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Universal.

9. Which of the following often gives ideas that are false because of the lack of information?
(a) Divinity.
(b) Phenomena.
(c) Senses.
(d) Nature.

10. Instead, men placed too much focus on their ____.
(a) Work.
(b) Art.
(c) Faith.
(d) False beliefs.

11. Often times the community was controlled by ______ rules.
(a) Disorganized.
(b) No.
(c) Unenforceable.
(d) Arbitrary.

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

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

14. Overall, philosophy was _____ but barren.
(a) Fruitful.
(b) Abundant.
(c) Disdained.
(d) Worshiped.

15. The problem is that common logic also requires more ____.
(a) Explanation.
(b) Investigation.
(c) Trust.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the ideas of the mind are poorly constructed and ____.

2. The only way out of ____ is to build a plan of inquiry.

3. Bacon believes that the meeting between the two entities must return to its _______.

4. Which of the following are said to have had no role except for in mechanics?

5. The first part of the work is to equip the intellect to do which of the following?

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