Plato's Cosmology

Plato's Cosmology

Multiple Choice

According to Plato, which of the following has always existed?

• The Universe

• The forms and the realm of forms

• The sensible realm

• Only God

Multiple Choice

True or False: Plato thought of the Demiurge stricly as a God.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

According to Plato, where did the elements come from?

• They were pre-existent.

• The demiurge created them from pre-existent matter.

• The divine creator created them ex-nihilo.

• None of these are correct.

Multiple Choice

According to Plato, why does the universe have a soul?

• The universe is a living being and all living beings have a soul.

• The universe doesn't have a soul.

• The universe doesn't have a soul, but the planets do.

• None of these

Multiple Choice

According to Plato, the elements are all made of what?

• Circles

• Matter

• Triangles

• Water

Multiple Choice

According to Plato, why are living things unique?

• Because they are modeled after a form.

• Because they are individuals.

• Because they were fashioned that way by the demiurge.

• None of these are correct.

Multiple Choice

Why are human souls less pure than the world soul?

• They were made from different material.

• They were made from material that already had sin in it.

• They were made from the same material, but it was of lesser quality.

• The human soul was fashioned from waste leftover from the creation of the universe.

Multiple Choice

For Plato, the human body is...

• good

• neutral

• a prison for the soul