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"Of Studies" MCQS: Godwin Addison Rousseau Bacon

The document contains multiple choice questions about Francis Bacon's essay "Of Studies". The questions cover topics like who is considered the father of empiricism, which era Bacon belonged to, what works he wrote in addition to English, details about the publication of "Of Studies", how Bacon classified different types of books and their effects, and how he recommended different forms of study like reading, writing and conferences to improve people.

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"Of Studies" MCQS: Godwin Addison Rousseau Bacon

The document contains multiple choice questions about Francis Bacon's essay "Of Studies". The questions cover topics like who is considered the father of empiricism, which era Bacon belonged to, what works he wrote in addition to English, details about the publication of "Of Studies", how Bacon classified different types of books and their effects, and how he recommended different forms of study like reading, writing and conferences to improve people.

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“OF STUDIES” MCQs

Who is known as the father of Empiricism ?


● Godwin
● Addison
● Rousseau
● Bacon

Bacon belongs to ….
● Elizabethen era
● Puritan era
● Classical era
● None

Who was the life long enemy of Bacon ?


● Edward Coke
● Albert Coke
● Sir Newman coke
● None

Besides english Bacon also wrote in


● Latin
● Greek
● Arabian
● None

Who is the essayist whose essays are subtitled “Counsel Civil and Moral” ?
● Bacon
● Addison
● Steele
● Lamb

Of studies essay published in


● 1595
● 1596
● 1597
● 1598

Of studies was a part of collection


● 5 essays
● 10 essays
● 15 essays
● 20 essays

Of studies was revised from the edition for


● 1610
● 1611
● 1612
● 1613

What is the disadvantage of the much time study


● Make man wise
● Make man theoretical and unrealistic
● Make man intelligent
● None

How many types of books are described in the essays ?


● 1 book
● 2 books
● 3books
● 4 books

What is the mode of study ?


● Reading
● Conference
● Writing
● All

Why is the study writing used …


● For accuracy
● For improvement
● Both
● None

What are the uses of studies ?


● For delight
● For ornament
● For ability
● All of these

“Of studies” is taken from the list of essays ?


● Character building
● State affair
● Emotional essays
● None

Which of the following types of man are not described in his essay “Of Studies” ?
● Weak man
● Handsome man
● Intelligent man
● None

The proper way of reading according to Bacon is


● To contradict and confute
● Not to believe and take for granted
● Not to find talk and discourse
● To weigh and consider

According to Bacon books are classified into


● Three categories
● Two categories
● Five categories
● Six categories

According to Bacon , reading makes a man


● Ready
● Witty
● Full
● Sharp

According to Bacon , conference makes man


● Ready
● Witty
● Sharp
● Quick
Histories , according to Bacon , make man
● Wise
● Witty
● Subtle
● Deep

Poem , according to Bacon , make man


● Subtle
● Grave
● Able to contend
● Witty

According to Bacon, logic and rhetoric makes man


● Able to contend
● Able to read
● Able to play
● Able to do something

Those who utilize studies and make proper use of them are called
● Simple man
● Cunning man
● Wise man
● None

What type of men should study the lawyer cases ?


● Man not apt to distinguish
● Man not apt to beat over matters
● Man of wandering wit
● School man

Bacon uses ….. Latin quotations in “Of Studies” ?


● One
● Two
● Three
● Four

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