Q1. Write a critical summary of essay Of Studies by Francis Bacon. Q2.

Explain the following lines with reference to context: a) Studied serves for delight, for ornament and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of business; for expert men can execute and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels and the plots and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned. b) The perfect nature and perfected by experience; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth direction too much at large, expect they may be bounded in by experience. c) Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse but to weigh and consider. Q3. Write a note on the style of essay Of studies by Francis Bacon Q4. How should we study books according to Francis Bacon? Q5. How studies make a man full, ready and exact in opinion of Francis Bacon? Q6. Give meanings and frame sentences: a) b) c) d) e) Retiring Marshalling Disposition Counsel Impediment

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Q8. What is significance of different kinds of subjects? Q9. Prove the significance of title Of Studies. Q10. When does a man need great memory, present wit and much cunningness according to Francis Bacon? Q11. Using the technique of decision and classification, write the composition on following: a) Uses of studies b) Categorization of books on basis of their importance c) Various impediments of mind and their remedies.

Q12. Explain lines: a) Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and few to chewed and digested. b) To spend too much for ornament is affection; to make judgement wholly by their rules is the humour of a scholar. c) The perfect nature and perfected by experience; for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth direction too much at large, expect they may be bounded in by experience. Q13. Give meanings: a) b) c) d) e) Conference Bowling Distinguish Confute Rhetoric

Q14. What type of books are like distilled water? Q15. What disease can be cured by reading the history, philosophy and lawyers case? Q16. Explain following lines: a) If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers cases. b) Crafty men condemn studies, simple men admire them and wise men use them. Q17. By what study is bounded and how does it give direction in life? Q18. What are the aspects which are elaborated by Bacon in the essay Of Studies.