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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. A person's examination of the world should involve true _____.

2. We must avoid our ____if we want to see the pattern of the world..

3. At the same time, men tend to underestimate their _____.

4. Other forms of thinking may start out being easier but will most likely end up in ____ places.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Bacon's thoughts on the advancement of philosophy?

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. What is Francis Bacon's main complaint about people realizing their strengths and weaknesses?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did Bacon say when people blame Adam's condemnation on science? What can be learned from the experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed short story from the point of view of one of the sailors when landing on Bensalem. Explore every aspect of the island from the food to the terrain, animals, hosts, and climate. Incorporate characters from the text in a new and unique way.

Essay Topic 2

Navigation is referred to in several ways throughout the text. The Governor of Bensalem said it was harder to navigate because the earth was growing larger. What does this mean? Did the governor think that the earth was getting bigger, or that it was harder to navigate because more places were being explored and inhabited? How did the sailors react to the comment? What forms of navigation were used at that time? How has navigation changed since 1612?

Essay Topic 3

Twenty years after the ascension of Christ, the people of Renfusa saw some unidentified phenomena on the water. Explain the phenomena as much as possible. Could the phenomena be explained using today's scientific methods? Do you believe there was a force field or paralyzing force attached to the phenomena? Could it have been mass hallucination? What was left behind after the light disappeared?

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