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WorksheetsMachiavelli, Bacon, and Cavendish
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
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1.
Which theorist's work posited that "every defect of the mind" can be supported and countered by a specific domain of learning?
a)
Niccolo Machiavelli
b)
Francis Bacon
c)
Margaret Cavendish
d)
Garrett Cooperman
2.
Which theorist's seminal work focused primarily upon the tenets of leadership and how to effectively govern?
a)
Niccolo Machiavelli
b)
Francis Bacon
c)
Margaret Cavendish
d)
James McCormack
3.
Why does Machiavelli say that "it is much safer to be feared than loved, if one of the two has to be wanting"?
a)
Because when the people fear their leader, they grow a sense of patriotic duty to follow that leader which they do not develop through love.
b)
Because the feeling of fear is a more powerful obligation to follow and leaves no choice but to follow.
c)
Because fear is more universally understood than love, and so more people will react to fear than love.
d)
Because fear is the only way a leader can protect themselves from mutiny or assassination, whereas love leaves a leader vulnerable.
4.
Why does Cavendish's final Speaker (VII) argue that women have no need of masculinity?
a)
Because women should desire to be subservient to men, and masculinity would counteract that desire.
b)
Because women are superior to men in the qualities of masculinity already; they are better athletes, fighters, and leaders.
c)
Because masculine traits are undesirable, and women would do well to avoid those negative qualities.
d)
Because women have traits that make men subservient to them, such as feminine desirability.
5.
Why does Bacon compare studies to exercise/sport?
a)
Because like athletics, studies should be tailored to fit the individual who needs to work on a specific area of knowledge.
b)
Because like athletics, studies should be competitive to encourage students to work their hardest.
c)
Because unlike athletics, studies do not require physical exertion and so students should be able to spend more time studying.
d)
Because unlike athletics, studies build muscle and proper breathing techniques.
6.
What is the effect of the use of parallelism in the selection below?
"Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not."
"Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know that he doth not."
a)
It emphasizes the theme of studies and their importance.
b)
It introduces the concept of studying in a simplistic and clear manner.
c)
It entices the reader to remain interested in the text.
d)
It compares different types of study with the impacts they have on students.
7.
What is the effect of the use of paradox in the selection below?
"How laudable it is for a prince to keep good faith and live with integrity, and not with astuteness, every one knows. Still the experience of our times shows those princes to have done great things who have had little regard for good faith, and have been able by astuteness to confuse men’s brains, and who have ultimately overcome those who have made loyalty their foundation."
"How laudable it is for a prince to keep good faith and live with integrity, and not with astuteness, every one knows. Still the experience of our times shows those princes to have done great things who have had little regard for good faith, and have been able by astuteness to confuse men’s brains, and who have ultimately overcome those who have made loyalty their foundation."
a)
It highlights the fault in having too much integrity and demonstrates how such a virtue can act as a weakness.
b)
It connects the importance of cleverness with the leaders who have such traits.
c)
It points out the positive impact of strong, charismatic leaders on their people.
d)
It shows how impossible it would be for a leader to be both faithful and confused.
8.
Which is an effect of the debate format used by Cavendish, as demonstrated by the selection?
"Noble ladies, gentlewomen, and other inferior women: The former oratoress says we are witless and strengthless; if so, it is that we neglect the one and make no use of the other, for strength is increased by exercise, and wit is lost for want of conversation."
"Noble ladies, gentlewomen, and other inferior women: The former oratoress says we are witless and strengthless; if so, it is that we neglect the one and make no use of the other, for strength is increased by exercise, and wit is lost for want of conversation."
a)
The contrasting diction used by each successive oratoress makes subtle distinctions between attitudes about men and women.
b)
The parallelism compares each oratoress to the previous one.
c)
The foreshadowing helps the reader remain interested in the text.
d)
Each oratoress highlights the shortcomings of the speaker that comes after her.
9.
In the following selection, what is the meaning of the phrase, "the end justifies the means"?
"Everybody sees what you appear to be, few feel what you are, and those few will not dare to oppose themselves to the many, who have the majesty of the state to defend them; and in the actions of men, and especially of princes, from which there is no appeal, the end justifies the means."
"Everybody sees what you appear to be, few feel what you are, and those few will not dare to oppose themselves to the many, who have the majesty of the state to defend them; and in the actions of men, and especially of princes, from which there is no appeal, the end justifies the means."
a)
A leader is always morally right, so long as they achieve great results.
b)
The actions taken by a leader to get results do not matter to anyone.
c)
Most people will judge the actions of a leader only by their results.
d)
The angrier a leader is, the more effective they will be in achieving results.
10.
What is the purpose of the allusion in the following selection:
'Wives are young men’s mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men’s nurses, so as a man may have a quarrel6 to marry when he will. But yet he was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question when a man should marry: “A young man not yet, an elder man not at all.”7'
6. quarrel: excuse; reason.
7. he was reputed . . . not at all: a quote from the ancient Greek philosopher Thales (thAPlCz), who lived in the sixth century b.c.
'Wives are young men’s mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men’s nurses, so as a man may have a quarrel6 to marry when he will. But yet he was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question when a man should marry: “A young man not yet, an elder man not at all.”7'
6. quarrel: excuse; reason.
7. he was reputed . . . not at all: a quote from the ancient Greek philosopher Thales (thAPlCz), who lived in the sixth century b.c.
a)
To demonstrate to readers how well-read Bacon is, building confidence in his ability to comment on such topics as marriage.
b)
To provide a reputable answer to the question posed by the "quarrel" in the previous sentence.
c)
To persuade the reader to agree with Bacon's assessment of marriage as a positive institution.
d)
To cite a source that Bacon used to develop his thoughts on marriage.
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