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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Significantly, who gets ignored in Bacon's utopia?

2. What drives the Jews out of their natural home?

3. What does Bacon suggest should be observed similar to Machiavellian philosophy?

4. Why is Bacon often accused of being atheistic?

5. Who eventually dominates Greek philosophy and government?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Spinoza gives up everything for philosophy.

2. How does Plato state the cause of political problems in the world?

3. Contrast Aristotle's Lyceum with Plato's Academy.

4. Describe Aristotle's idea of what a man's goal in life should be.

5. Why is Aristotle's philosophy often criticized as dry and uninteresting?

6. Describe Spinoza's identification of three ethical systems.

7. How does Voltaire research his writing?

8. Describe the origins of stoicism and Epicureanism in Greek philosophy.

9. Briefly describe Plato's ideal rulers.

10. Who are the students of Socrates?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the hilarious atheism of Nietzsche using lines from the Song of Zarathustra. In your essay point out specific lines from the Song and why they strike you as being humorous.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on philosopher-kings. Include in your essay the way proponents of philosopher-kings probably saw themselves as able to govern justly. Explain why the theory that sounds well never worked well in reality.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on Spencer's idea that a militant society exalts certain virtues and condones what other people might call crimes. Use the modern debate over the use of torture in wartime investigations as an example.

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