The Big Three: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

Which Philosopher was sentenced to death and died after drinking poison hemlock?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

Is a form of argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking.

• The Golden Mean

• The Socratic Method

• The Allegory of the Cave

• The Forms

Is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency.

• The Golden Mean

• The Socratic Method

• The Allegory of the Cave

• The Forms

"The only thing I know is that I know nothing", is a phrase attributed to the Greek philosopher:

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

_______ wrote no works of his own; therefore we come to know about his life and teachings through his student and friend Plato.

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

"The Death of Socrates" is an oil on canvas painted by the French painter ________.

• Pablo Picasso

• Napoleon

• Jacques-Louis David

• Leonardo da Vinci

"The Allegory of the Cave" was written by:

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

The Allegory of the Cave is:

• A story that is intended to compare the effect of education and the lack of it on our nature.

• A story that is intended to determine the nature of right and wrong.

• A story that is intended to describe and analyze how people used to live in the past (when they lived in caves).

An allegory is:

• A piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure.

• A short formal piece of writing, typically written to try to persuade the reader using selected research evidence.

• A story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else.

When he was talking about ideals, Plato used a slightly strange but ultimately rather useful term:

• Wisdom

• The Cave

• The Forms