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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. How many days did it take from the time the sailors spotted land until they reached a port?

2. How many weeks were the sailors permitted to stay ashore?

3. What was the name of the island?

4. In the beginning of the work, sailors departed from which country?

5. What was left behind after the pillar broke apart?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is said about Atlantis at this point?

2. Who arrived on the fourth day? What was his purpose?

3. How did the author describe the Stranger's House?

4. How did the governor explain the islanders' conversion to Christianity?

5. What two great expeditions were taken by the sailors of Coya and Tyrambel?

6. What was the governor's explanation to the sailor's question?

7. What was required of the sailors before they were permitted to go ashore?

8. What incident most likely caused Atlantic to be destroyed?

9. What did the governor have to say regarding navigation and its changes?

10. What happened after the sailors made the request to go ashore? How long did it take for the sailors to get the response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The governor feels very strongly about the rules attached to morality on Bensalem. List some of the rules regarding piety, morality and chastity held by the government of Bensalem. Compare them to the same thoughts in other countries, particularly in Europe. Explain why the governor feels so strongly about this topic.

Essay Topic 2

Bacon has a great deal to say about nature. Nature offers clues to man as to how things work in a logical sense. Should nature be trusted over ideas and/or reason? Explain. What types of clues can man receive from nature? Why does Bacon say that man is nature's servant? Do you believe that man is subject to nature's causes, actions and whims? Explain and give examples of each.

Essay Topic 3

Examine in detail the myriad projects being executed by the Fathers and others at Salomon's House. Choose at least five and compare them to modern day techniques, methods, and experiments.

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