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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. The ships were sent out every ____ years.
2. Which of the following was banned on the island?
3. The sailors found great ____ and friendliness among the natives.
4. The name of the island means "offspring of ____, safety and completeness" in Hebrew.
5. It is said that the King's greatest act was to found an order called Salomon's House. The house is often referred to as being the ____ foundation on the earth.
Short Essay Questions
1. What two great expeditions were taken by the sailors of Coya and Tyrambel?
2. What happened after the sailors made the request to go ashore? How long did it take for the sailors to get the response?
3. How did the author describe the Stranger's House?
4. Why was the governor grateful and amused by the sailor's question?
5. Who arrived on the fourth day? What was his purpose?
6. What is said about Atlantis at this point?
7. Discuss the landing at Bensalem.
8. What did the governor say about the various cultures and their ships?
9. What speech was made to the men after they had retrieved all of their goods and sick counterparts from the ship?
10. Describe the food brought to the sailors at the Stranger's House.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Friedrich Nietzsche had a great deal to say about nature's part in philosophy. Read a biography on Nietzsche to learn about his career, philosophy and thoughts on nature. Compare them to those held by Bacon.
Essay Topic 2
Bacon refuted a lot of ideas put forth by the ancient Greeks. Discuss in detail the issues Bacon had with the Greeks' development and use of logic, mainly syllogism.
Essay Topic 3
The governor told the sailors about the missions to collect information from other countries but remained secretive about certain aspects of the missions. Why? What do you think the governor wanted to keep secret? Do you think the people were doing anything unlawful? Why did they pose as people from other countries? Why was it important for Bensalem to remain under the radar to the majority of the known world? What are the pros and cons of being remote and unknown?
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