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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the King of Syracuse learn that causes him to cancel his invitation to Plato to organize Utopia?
(a) that he must share his wealth
(b) that he must leave his throne
(c) that he will have to work for a living
(d) that Plato is unpopular in Athens

2. To what does Spinoza change his Jewish given name?
(a) the Russian name, Igor
(b) the gentile name, Benedict
(c) the English name, John
(d) the German name, Hans

3. To what end does Socrates develop his Socratic Method?
(a) to perfom biological experiments
(b) to impress the multitudes
(c) to open a private university
(d) to test the assumptions of his pupils

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Francis Bacon's relative that cause it to be said that his political career began at his birth in 1561?

2. What does Spinoza say the language of the Bible is?

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

4. Why is Bacon often accused of being atheistic?

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

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