Yr9 Philosophy Quiz

What does philosophy mean?

• the hope of many

• the love of wisdom

• the love of cheese

Name one Greek philosopher

• Thomas Aquinas

• Aristotle

• John Stewart Mill

What was Stephen Hawking?

• An atheist

• A theist

• None of the above

• Both

who said this quote:

I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive

• Bertrand Russell

• Blaise Pascal

• Aristotle

• Thomas Aquinas

Who was the most famous atheist of the 20th Century?

• John Stuart Mill

• Karl Marx

• Bertrand Russell

• Thomas Aquinas

Who proposed the theory of evolution and natural selection after visiting the Galapagos islands?

• Charles Darwin

• Stephen Hawking

• David Hume

• St Augustine

Ptahhotep's maxims are an example of a genre called:

• historical literature

• scientific literature

• wisdom literature

Hypatia was a philosopher, but she was also a:

• dancer

• chef

• mathematician

• lawyer