1 Francis Bacon was ___. Irish Welsh Scottish English 2 Bacon was born in ___. 1555 1598 1602 1561 3 Bacon died in ___. 1599 1626 1630 1642 4 Which of these titles did Bacon not possess over the course of his life? Poet Laureate Attorney General Lord Chancellor Lord Verulam 5 Where did Bacon attend university? Oxford St. Andrew's He did not attend university. Cambridge 6 Bacon's education was conducted mostly in ___. German Latin French English 7 Which prominent figure did Bacon meet while he was at Cambridge? Queen Elizabeth I William Shakespeare Margaret Cavendish Sir Philip Sidney 8 Which philosopher did Bacon both revere and disagree with? Aristotle Plato Epicurus Socrates 9 After traveling in his youth, why did Bacon return to England? He was offered a position at court. He married and English woman. His father died. He wanted to teach at an English university. 10 In his early adulthood, Bacon was plagued by ___. psychosis memory loss physical illness debt 11 To supplement his inheritance, Bacon worked at ___. a tavern Gray's Inn the London theaters Oxford 12 Bacon was elected to Parliament in ___. 1600 1611 1581 1605 13 As a member of Parliament, Bacon was in favor of ___. the elimination of the Church the Essex rebellion the restructuring of the universities the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots 14 Which of these prominent figures was Bacon's uncle? Christopher Marlowe Lord Burghley James I Thomas More 15 Bacon advocated for the union of ___. church and state England and Scotland England and Ireland Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Anjou 16 Bacon served as an advisor to ___. William Cecil Robert Devereux Queen Elizabeth I King James I 17 In 1597, Bacon became a delegate for the ___. Queen's Counsel Parliament of Middlesex Privy Council English travels abroad 18 Bacon was arrested for debt in ___. 1565 1598 1587 1600 19 Bacon was knighted in ___. 1603 1610 1624 1599 20 Under which monarch did Bacon experience the most favor? Elizabeth I Charles I Henry VIII James I 21 Bacon married ___. Alice Barnham Amelia Lanyer Catherine Coke Elizabeth Rawley 22 Bacon became Attorney General in ___. 1613 1617 1621 1630 23 In his later years, Bacon was treated with ___. pity reverence disgrace celebration 24 Bacon's long-time enemy was ___. William Shakespeare Lord Burghley Sir Edward Coke Robert Devereux 25 Bacon was a devout ___. Catholic Anglican Atheist Presbyterian
