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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, New Atlantis, A Work Unfinished (Introduction, Discovery of Bensalem, Meeting with Governor).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The people realize that once they got as close as ____ yards they could not move.
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 75.
(d) 60.

2. At the same time, men tend to underestimate their _____.
(a) Goals.
(b) Weaknesses.
(c) Power.
(d) Strengths.

3. Often times the community was controlled by ______ rules.
(a) Disorganized.
(b) No.
(c) Arbitrary.
(d) Unenforceable.

4. The crew was perplexed by the number of _______ use by the islanders.
(a) Boats.
(b) Languages.
(c) Books.
(d) Torches.

5. Bacon suggests that man should try to focus on their ___ powers.
(a) True.
(b) God-given.
(c) Limited.
(d) Inevitable.

Short Answer Questions

1. The crew reported having soft and weak winds for ____ months.

2. Overall, philosophy was _____ but barren.

3. The author of the letter also supposedly preached in which country?

4. Bacon believed that common sense established _____ certain degrees of assurance.

5. Bacon states that man can only obey _____ causes.

(see the answer key)

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