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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Francis Bacon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Francis Bacon when he resolves to turn philosophy from scholastic arguments to illumination and increase of human good?
(a) age sixteen
(b) age thirty
(c) age twenty-four
(d) age fifty

2. What is one result of Aristotle's prolific output of writing?
(a) a definitive answer to all philosophical questions
(b) an error free reference library
(c) a large amount of errors
(d) a need to build larger libraries

3. What does Aristotle teach at the Lyceum?
(a) athletics and mathematics
(b) biology and natural sciences
(c) the socratic Method
(d) physical and mental training

4. What does Democritus claim that Aristotle disagrees with?
(a) the soul is imaginary
(b) the soul is material
(c) the soul is temporary
(d) there is no such thing as soul

5. What does Aristotle define as the entire vital principle of any being?
(a) motion
(b) soul
(c) energy
(d) matter

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Plato say early education should do?

2. What does the Roman empire eventually become?

3. What philosopher and statesman does Francis Bacon aspire to be like?

4. At what age does Plato advocate taking children from their parents to avoid learning bad habits?

5. When does Plato return to Athens and begin to write?

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