8-2 The Greek Mind

Socrates wrote more than 200 books explaining his ideas.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Socrates did not write anything

Plato believed in rule by _________.

• elected officials

• the common people

• a small group of rulers

• philosopher-kings

What is the Socratic method?

• a mathematical formula

• a way of asking questions

• a medical technique for treating sick people

• a way of investigating historical facts

Answer explanation

The Socratic method is named for the teaching style of Socrates.

The Sophists were best known for teaching rhetoric.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Rhetoric deals with making good, logical arguments.

Who is considered the "Father of History"?

• Plato

• Hippocrates

• Herodotus

• Socrates

_____ was a historian who rejected the idea that the gods affected human history.

• Thales

• Homer

• Pythagoras

• Thucydides

What is Pythagoras famous for?

• writing The History of the Peloponnesian War

• writing a history of the Persian Wars

• developing an important mathematical theorem

• his early studies in astronomy

Answer explanation

You will certainly be familiar with this equation before you graduate.

_______ was a philosopher who studied and wrote about government, astronomy, political science, and biology.

• Homer

• Aristotle

• Archimedes

• Thales

Who created a list of rules for doctors?

• Hippocrates

• Herodotus

• Thales

• Thucydides

Answer explanation

The oath has changed over the years, but doctors still pledge to do what is best for their patients.

The first important Greek scientist was Thales.

• True

• False