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