2B BSOA Quiz 1

Who is the philosopher known to propagate the word philosophy?

• Socrates

• Pythagoras

• Thales

• Hippias

Philosophy is coming from the _______word, meaning ________for philos and__________ for sophia.

• Latin – wisdom – love

• Latin – love – wisdom

• Greek – wisdom – love

• Greek – love – wisdom

The early men who are considered wise and rational gain their knowledge through what manner?

• Natural observation

• Laboratory observation

• Experimentation

• Divine revelation

The philosophical period where the focus of knowing is on the elements of the universe.

• Anthropocentric period

• Cosmocentric period

• Socratic period

• Homocentric period

The person who is known for his dialogue “an unexamined life is not worth living”.

• Thales

• Hippias

• Socrates

• Pythagoras

Socrates used a kind of method of knowing one’s knowledge about self and matter known as

• Methodic doubt

• Dialectic method

• Sophistic method

• Dualistic method

What is the true self according to Socrates?

• Soul

• Body

• Personality

• Knowledge

Socrates claimed that _________is the inner goodness and real beauty is that of the______.

• action – body

• knowledge - virtue

• soul - wisdom

• virtue - soul

Plato established a place of learning know as

• Lyceum

• Collegium

• Academia

• Coliseum

What is the theory developed by Plato that influences our belief and way of looking at things?

• Theory of Ideas

• Theory of Forms

• Theory of Allegory

• Theory of knowledge