Question

What is the attitude of a simple man about studies, according to Bacon in his essay “Of Studies”?

• A. simple man despise (disregard, disdain) the studies.
• B. simple man admire (regard, respect) the studies.
• C. simple man find studies useless and unworthy.
• D. simple man view studies as a complex endeavor only for scholars.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. simple man admire (regard, respect) the studies.

• According to Bacon some books are tasted means not studied completely but in parts. Others to be swallowed means that books are read completely, but without curiosity and some few to be chewed and digested means that books studied with full interest and deeply to get maximum knowledge not only thematic but at the minute level also.