Greek Philosophers

Philosophy is the study of knowledge, nature and truth.

• True

• False

Which is not a main philosopher from Ancient Greece?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Laozi

• Aristotle

Why was Socrates killed?

• They found that he plagiarized from other philosophers

• He taught students how to think for themselves, which was viewed as problematic

• He committed treason against Athens

• He stole military weapons from Sparta

What was Socrates main belief, or, what did he encourage his students to do?

• Question everything

• Know everything

• Prove everything wrong

Plato was a student of Socrates

• True

• False

Which was not one of Plato's three main beliefs?

• Philosophers should run the government

• Democracy is dysfunctional, or not a good form of government

• There is a real perfect form of everything, and everything else is a fake

• We should question everything that happens within our lives

Who was the philosopher that taught by asking questions?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Alexander

Which philosopher wrote "The Republic"?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Confucius

What did Socrates do that got him into trouble?

• He encouraged people to question the very things they thought they knew.

• He abandoned his belief in the gods and goddesses and became a Christian.

• He accused Athenian leaders of leading young people into error and disloyalty.

Archimedes developed ideas of mathematics and science in Ancient Greece.

• True

• False