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Ancient Greek Philosophy

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Instructions: Journey through the ideas of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and other great thinkers

  1. 1.

    What method of teaching through questioning is named after Socrates?

    A
    The dialectic
    B
    The Socratic method
    C
    Syllogism
    D
    Rhetoric
  2. 2.

    Plato's 'Theory of Forms' proposes that the physical world is a reflection of what?

    A
    Perfect, eternal abstract realities
    B
    Human imagination
    C
    The gods' dreams
    D
    Mathematical equations
  3. 3.

    What was the name of Aristotle's famous school in Athens?

    A
    The Stoa
    B
    The Lyceum
    C
    The Academy
    D
    The Garden
  4. 4.

    Which pre-Socratic philosopher proposed that everything is made of water?

    A
    Thales
    B
    Anaximander
    C
    Heraclitus
    D
    Parmenides
  5. 5.

    Heraclitus is famous for saying that you cannot step into the same river twice, emphasizing what concept?

    A
    Divine order
    B
    Constant change
    C
    Permanence
    D
    Mathematical precision
  6. 6.

    Which philosopher lived in a barrel (or large jar) and rejected material comforts?

    A
    Pythagoras
    B
    Diogenes of Sinope
    C
    Epicurus
    D
    Zeno
  7. 7.

    Epicurus founded a philosophy centered on what as the highest good?

    A
    Pleasure (especially tranquility and freedom from pain)
    B
    Power
    C
    Knowledge
    D
    Virtue alone
  8. 8.

    How did Socrates die?

    A
    By drinking hemlock after being sentenced to death
    B
    Of old age
    C
    In battle
    D
    By exile
  9. 9.

    What is Aristotle's concept of 'eudaimonia' often translated as?

    A
    Happiness or human flourishing
    B
    Wealth
    C
    Power
    D
    Justice
  10. 10.

    Pythagoras is known both as a mathematician and as the leader of what?

    A
    A philosophical and religious brotherhood
    B
    A theater company
    C
    A military force
    D
    A trade guild
  11. 11.

    Plato's 'Allegory of the Cave' appears in which of his works?

    A
    The Symposium
    B
    Timaeus
    C
    The Republic
    D
    Phaedo
  12. 12.

    Which philosopher argued that reality is composed of indivisible 'atoms' moving in a void?

    A
    Democritus
    B
    Aristotle
    C
    Plato
    D
    Socrates
  13. 13.

    Aristotle classified different types of government. Which did he consider the best?

    A
    Tyranny
    B
    Polity (constitutional government)
    C
    Oligarchy
    D
    Democracy
  14. 14.

    What did the Skeptics (Pyrrhonists) believe about certain knowledge?

    A
    That the gods reveal all truth
    B
    That certainty is impossible and one should suspend judgment
    C
    That only mathematics is true
    D
    That it is easily achieved
  15. 15.

    Who was Aristotle's most famous student?

    A
    Alexander the Great
    B
    Pericles
    C
    Julius Caesar
    D
    Ptolemy

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