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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bacon went to work for which King of England?

2. We need methods that can discover causes and deliver philosophy's first:

3. Which of the following often gives ideas that are false because of the lack of information?

4. Instead, men placed too much focus on their ____.

5. Which of the following items is needed to find the systematic order a particular subject?

Short Essay Questions

1. Define syllogism and the reason Bacon thought it was inferior to complete the task, which is to make men more forward thinking.

2. How does Bacon referred to the wisdom of the Greeks? Additionally how does Bacon compare the state of learning to which mythical character?

3. Why did Francis Bacon apologize to King James I in his dedication to "The Great Instauration?" What did Bacon say?

4. What was Bacon's way of counteracting the ways of the ancients?

5. Explain the fourth, fifth and sixth parts of the text.

6. Why did Bacon feel experiments were necessary to prove one's logic?

7. What is the next step in the work? What tools can be used to accomplish the necessary tasks?

8. What is Bacon's advice to the people who would spend the majority of their time reading books on arts and sciences?

9. How did Bacon explain why it was necessary to observe everything?

10. Explain the third part of the work and its connection to phenomena.

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