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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Many things may be improved by using instruments of _____.
(a) Intuition.
(b) God.
(c) Logic.
(d) Fellowship.

3. Bacon states that a new logic has a different _____ from the old logic.
(a) Aim.
(b) Method.
(c) Starting point.
(d) Destination.

4. What adjective is used to describe this particular course of inquiry?
(a) Rigid.
(b) Peculiar.
(c) Chaste.
(d) Loose.

5. The new logic is designed to command active ____.
(a) Nature.
(b) Thought.
(c) Minds.
(d) Inquiry.

6. A person's examination of the world should involve true _____.
(a) Science.
(b) Effort.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Reverence.

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

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

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

10. In the end, the two sides ended up arguing over ______.
(a) Dogma.
(b) Money.
(c) Karma.
(d) Ideals.

11. We need methods that can discover causes and deliver philosophy's first:
(a) Ideas.
(b) Food.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Breath.

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

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

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

15. The first part is referred to as being ______ outlined.
(a) Sloppily.
(b) Haphazardly.
(c) Loosely.
(d) Temporarily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Overall, philosophy was _____ but barren.

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

3. The sixth part refers to the _______ course of inquiry.

4. The fourth parts of the plan involves the application of _______.

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

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