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