4. What was Bacon's criticism of Greek philosophy and science?
5. What arguments does Bacon give to show the importance of knowledge above all other possessions?
6. What sarcasm do you detect in Bacon's reference to the universities?
7. What great intellectual movement resulted in part, at least, from the three inventions mentioned, viz., printing, artillery, and the compass?
8. What familiar quotation do you note in this essay?
9. Does Bacon attain as high intellectual levels as Plato? As Marcus Aurelius?
FOR REFERENCE
"Bacon" ("English Men of Letters").—Church.
"Francis Bacon; a Sketch of His Life, Works, etc."—Steeves.