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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the thirteenth century A. D., how does the Church unite the European continent?
(a) by persecution of heresy
(b) by millitancy and fear
(c) by common faith and supernatural sanctions
(d) by common language and desires

2. What concept does Spencer share with Schopenhauer?
(a) human effort is futile
(b) philosophy is an illusion
(c) reality cannot be determined
(d) everything is chaos

3. What is Kant's critical analysis of the moral basis of religion?
(a) The Critique of Theology
(b) The Critique of Practical Reason
(c) The Critique of Scriptures
(d) The Critique of Science

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

5. Who leads the popular philosophic community of the early 19th century?
(a) Immanuel Kant
(b) Schopenhauer
(c) Rousseau
(d) Hegel

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eventually dominates Greek philosophy and government?

2. What purpose of Buddhism does Schopenhauer say is superior to Christianity?

3. What method do all the fields of study--science, discipline, art and music--use in common?

4. In what work does Voltaire discuss the morals and spirit of the nations from Charlemagne to Louis XIII?

5. Where does the Jewish migration along the Danube and Rhine rivers take the Jews?

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