1. Who presented the idea of a "'living filament' that emerged from the earth's oceans and evolved under the pressure of natural selection..."? (p.105)
2. "In the revival of Epicurus's philosophy that began with Bruno," what idea really mattered? (p.106)
3. "Given the uncountable number of inhabited planets," what does Paine state that "lunges for the theological jugular"? (p. 110)
4. What was Epicurus's "deeper theory concerning the gods? And, how is this a "reversal of the traditional relationship"? (p. 114)
5. What is "possibly the most important fact about the philosophy of the Epicurean revival"? (p. 120)
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