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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 his philosophy is secular and rationalistic
(b) because he seldom attends church
(c) because he denies the authority of the Church
(d) because he talks about natrue rather than God

2. What do the concepts of praise or blame indicate according to Aristotle?
(a) moral responsibility and free will
(b) disagreements in society
(c) the need for athletic contests
(d) a way of avoiding responsibility

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

4. What does Plato say is a science and art one must live and prepare for?
(a) statesmanship
(b) oratory
(c) teaching the young
(d) military leadership

5. How is Plato's early life best described?
(a) a life of poverty and destitution
(b) a playboy and a religious fanatic
(c) a comfortable athletic youth and a successful soldier
(d) an idle life and a failure as a soldier

Short Answer Questions

1. What philosophy does Bacon accept in his Essays?

2. Who eventually dominates Greek philosophy and government?

3. What does Bacon call for elimination in his philosophy?

4. When is Plato born?

5. What does Aristotle establish in Athens?

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