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