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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 sailors offered _____ to the governor; the governor refused.

2. Which of the following countries is not mentioned in the text?

3. The governor told the sailors that the island had been saving money for _____ years.

4. What is the name of the city merchant that came in contact with the sailor?

5. When the pillar of light broke up it turned in to which of the following:

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the governor have to say regarding navigation and its changes?

2. Explain the voyage from Peru and the problems encountered by the sailors on that voyage.

3. How did the author describe the Stranger's House?

4. Why was the governor grateful and amused by the sailor's question?

5. What was the governor's advice regarding the sailors' thoughts of America?

6. What did Atlantis, Peru and Mexico have in common at that time? What alternate names are used for these countries?

7. What happened the next day when the governor visited again?

8. Describe the food brought to the sailors at the Stranger's House.

9. What speech was made to the men after they had retrieved all of their goods and sick counterparts from the ship?

10. What did the governor say about the various cultures and their ships?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In both works, Bacon makes several references to phenomena. In "The Great Instauration," phenomena can be seen as a product of superstition or logic. In "New Atlantis," is it a phenomenon that causes the people of Renfusa and Bensalem to convert to Christianity. Examine Bacon's thoughts on phenomena in both stories and how each in its own way affects man's thoughts and philosophy.

Essay Topic 2

Bacon has a great deal to say about nature. Nature offers clues to man as to how things work in a logical sense. Should nature be trusted over ideas and/or reason? Explain. What types of clues can man receive from nature? Why does Bacon say that man is nature's servant? Do you believe that man is subject to nature's causes, actions and whims? Explain and give examples of each.

Essay Topic 3

Bacon sees the debates between philosophers as being relatively useless. Why? What about the debates does not help man move forward? Bacon mentions several schools of thought that could easily spawn heated debates. Examine these topics. Also use references in the text to structure a debate on old logic versus new logic, the wisdom of the ancients versus modern philosophy.

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