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