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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1b, The Plan of the Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Human reasoning is _____.
(a) Divine.
(b) Flawed.
(c) Premature.
(d) Purposeful.

2. The fifth part includes things Bacon had discovered through the ordinary use of ______.
(a) Intellect.
(b) Logic.
(c) Observation.
(d) Understanding.

3. It is stated that the author believes that men tend to misunderstand their _____.
(a) Posterity.
(b) Weakenesses.
(c) Strengths.
(d) Mission.

4. With clear ____, the intellect can become more powerful.
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Logic.
(c) Direction.
(d) Intention.

5. Bacon rejects a certain type of reasoning because it is too _____ and independent of the empirical.
(a) Changeable.
(b) Rickety.
(c) Confused.
(d) Deliberate.

Short Answer Questions

1. The new logic is designed to command active ____.

2. We need methods that can discover causes and deliver philosophy's first:

3. Bacon believes that the human mind easily misuses its ____ in many ways.

4. The first part of the work is to equip the intellect to do which of the following?

5. Since the observer is ____, he must look to history for similar observations.

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