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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bacon often accused of being atheistic?
(a) because he denies the authority of the Church
(b) because he seldom attends church
(c) because he talks about natrue rather than God
(d) because his philosophy is secular and rationalistic

2. In what way is Bacon's reconstruction thought superior to that of Aristotle?
(a) less idealistic and more severe
(b) more flexible for the people
(c) less detailed, evolving slowly
(d) more practical than theoretical

3. What student of Aristotle becomes a major historical figure?
(a) Ulysses
(b) Julius Caesar
(c) Philip of Macedon
(d) Alexander the Great

4. What is the foundation of Plato's Republic?
(a) allowing individuality to flourish
(b) destroying individuality for an idealized state
(c) creating contributing classes of people
(d) putting the state in a subservient position

5. What does Aristotle say is the need of Motion?
(a) a source
(b) a reason
(c) matter
(d) a place to happen

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the concepts of praise or blame indicate according to Aristotle?

2. Although science and philosophy exists in Greece before their times, who were the teachers who greatly advanced the fields?

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

4. By the thirteenth century A. D., how does the Church unite the European continent?

5. How far is Alexander able to spread Greek culture?

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