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