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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Spinoza suggest the aim of Biblical language is meant to do?
(a) to attract intellectuals
(b) to attract the imagination of popular minds
(c) to compete with Greek mythology
(d) to conceal great mysteries

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

4. What does Voltaire do when he is sentenced to the Bastille a second time?
(a) changes his name
(b) goes to Switzerland
(c) escapes to England
(d) appeals to the Regent

5. What becomes the unifying element in Plato's description of justice?
(a) the sharing of the wealth
(b) the quality of the laws
(c) the welfare of the group
(d) the good of the children

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aristotle's foundation of logic?

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

3. What motivates Voltaire to accept Prince Frederick's invitation and travel expenses to join him in his court in Potsdam?

4. How does Spinoza find himself after asking questions about Jewish and Christian beliefs?

5. What philosophy does Bacon accept in his Essays?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Voltaire's reaction to Voltaire's desire to be a professional writer?

2. Briefly describe Plato's ideal rulers.

3. Describe the idols Bacon identifies and wants to eliminate.

4. Describe the philosophers before Socrates, Plato, and aristotle.

5. How is Bacon's philosophy comparable to Plato's?

6. How does Durant see the evolution of stoicism into the Christian religion?

7. Explain the reasons for a break between Plato and Aristotle.

8. What is Voltaire's reaction to Rousseau's suggestion that men were responsible for the deaths in the Lisbon earthquake?

9. Describe Spinoza's synonymous dichotomies.

10. How does Voltaire research his writing?

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