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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Roman empire eventually become?
(a) the Roman Federation
(b) the Roman Papacy
(c) the world's trade union
(d) the European Union

3. What are two theories from the Orient that gain acceptance in Greece?
(a) Buddhism and Hinduism
(b) Polytheism and atheism
(c) Stoicism and Epicureanism
(d) Confucianism and communism

4. What does Socrates ask Cephalus to define?
(a) the best form of government
(b) the meaning of the word moral
(c) the blessing he receives from education
(d) the greatest blessing he receives from wealth

5. What does Bacon suggest should be observed similar to Machiavellian philosophy?
(a) how to discipline the masses
(b) what men do rather than what they should do
(c) who has the most power
(d) the futility of the aristocratic form of government

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Spinoza do to support himself?

2. What happened after Spinoza dispensed with faith?

3. Where do metaphysics and the nature of God fit into Aristotle's curriculum?

4. What does Democritus claim that Aristotle disagrees with?

5. What is the first of four books written by Spinoza?

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