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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The problem is that common logic also requires more ____.
(a) Trust.
(b) Explanation.
(c) Investigation.
(d) Truth.

3. Ultimately, man is nature's _____.
(a) Folly.
(b) Opponent..
(c) Experiment.
(d) Servant.

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

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

6. Bacon lays out a plan for organizing which of the following?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Scientific inquiry.
(c) Books.
(d) Men.

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

8. It is from the _____ of our causes that are planned fail.
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Absolution.
(c) Dissolution.
(d) Avoidance.

9. Since the observer is ____, he must look to history for similar observations.
(a) Confused.
(b) Inexperienced.
(c) Fallible.
(d) Easily influenced.

10. In ordinary logic, _____ reigns.
(a) Cooperation.
(b) Synergy.
(c) Domination.
(d) Syllogism.

11. It is better to try and fail rather than to make _____ on something that cannot work.
(a) Foolish decisions.
(b) Professions.
(c) Assumptions.
(d) Bets.

12. Bacon refers to one's powers as being ____ and reasoning.
(a) Intuition.
(b) Logic.
(c) Faith.
(d) Truth.

13. Bacon states that reason can reconstruct human knowledge, science, and ____.
(a) Souls.
(b) Faith.
(c) Art.
(d) Logic.

14. What adjective is used to describe this particular course of inquiry?
(a) Peculiar.
(b) Rigid.
(c) Chaste.
(d) Loose.

15. Bacon states that a new logic has a different _____ from the old logic.
(a) Method.
(b) Aim.
(c) Starting point.
(d) Destination.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following items is needed to find the systematic order a particular subject?

2. Bacon went to work for which King of England?

3. What term does Bacon use to describe syllogism?

4. It is the ____ of power that caused angels to fall.

5. Instead, men placed too much focus on their ____.

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