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First Principles by Herbert Spencer - Quiz
  • 1. Who is the author of 'First Principles'?
A) Karl Marx
B) Herbert Spencer
C) John Stuart Mill
D) Charles Darwin
  • 2. What is the main theme of 'First Principles'?
A) The nature of government
B) The principles of evolution
C) The theory of relativity
D) Utilitarian ethics
  • 3. What does Spencer emphasize in terms of human progress?
A) Revolution
B) Rationality
C) Tradition
D) Evolution
  • 4. In 'First Principles', Spencer argues that society evolves like what?
A) Ideas
B) Machines
C) Organisms
D) Languages
  • 5. Spencer's ideas were influential on which later movement?
A) Feminism
B) Communism
C) Postmodernism
D) Social Darwinism
  • 6. What underlying philosophy influences Spencer's ideas?
A) Romanticism
B) Positivism
C) Idealism
D) Existentialism
  • 7. In 'First Principles', which idea is fundamental to Spencer's understanding of law?
A) Civil law
B) Natural law
C) Religious law
D) International law
  • 8. Spencer suggests that all knowledge is derived from what?
A) Tradition
B) Imagination
C) Religious texts
D) Experience
  • 9. Which concept is crucial in Spencer's view on social development?
A) Material prosperity
B) Divine intervention
C) Creationism
D) Survival of the fittest
  • 10. What does Spencer believe about the role of government?
A) It should be minimal
B) It should eliminate competition
C) It should control all aspects
D) It should be maximal
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