Plato

Who was a student of Socrates?

• Plato

• Alexander the Great

• Aristotle

• Heraclitus

What is the name of Plato's famous allegory?

• allegory of the cave

• allegory of the cavern

• allegory of the prisoner

• allegory of the philosophy king

What do the chained prisoners in the cave analogy represent?

• ignorance

• intelligence

• philosophy

• curiosity

what was his other fundamental view

• True knowledge comes when we open our ears

• True knowledge comes through watching

• The use of senses is the only way to true knowledge 

• The use of reason is the only way to true knowledge

Which philosopher studied at Plato's Academy?

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Alexander the Great

• Pericles

What was one of Plato's most famous books?

• The Republic

• The Bible

• The Great Gatsby

• The Book of Socrates

What does Plato believe about the productions both of the painter and the poet?

• He believes that they are imitations of life, which appearances and not realities.

• He believes that neither painter nor poet have any knowledge of what they imitate.

• He believes that picture and poems tell us nothing about life.

• He believes all of the above.

According to Plato, who are the "saviors of our society"

• Artists

• Poets

• Philosophers

• Women

Socrates decided he was the wisest man after all because...

• he questionned everything

• he was aware that he didn't know everything.

• he was Plato's teacher

• he knew he knew everything

Socrates was put to death because he ....

• annoyed people with questions

• did not follow the rules

• corrupted young people by getting them to think

• did not wash