Quiz on Plato and Aristotle

What is Aristotle's philosophy known as?

• Aristotlism

• Aristophanism

• Aristotelianism

• Aristocracy

What are the four causes in Aristotle's philosophy?

• material cause, formal cause, efficient cause, final cause

• primary cause

• causal cause

• ultimate cause

What is the difference between Aristotle's philosophy and Plato's philosophy?

• The main difference is their view on the nature of reality.

• The main difference is their approach to knowledge.

• The main difference is their belief in the existence of universal forms.

• The main difference is their perspective on the role of the state.

What is the concept of 'potentiality and actuality' in Aristotle's philosophy?

• The concept of 'potentiality and actuality' in Aristotle's philosophy refers to the distinction between the past and the future.

• The concept of 'potentiality and actuality' in Aristotle's philosophy refers to the distinction between the physical and the metaphysical.

• The concept of 'potentiality and actuality' in Aristotle's philosophy refers to the distinction between the subjective and the objective.

• The concept of 'potentiality and actuality' in Aristotle's philosophy refers to the distinction between the potential or capacity of something and its actual state or existence.

What is the 'hylomorphic theory' in Aristotle's philosophy?

• The hylomorphic theory is the belief that all substances are composed of neither matter nor form.

• The hylomorphic theory is the belief that all substances are composed of only matter.

• The hylomorphic theory is the belief that all substances are composed of form only.

• The hylomorphic theory is the belief that all substances are composed of both matter and form.

Who founded the school of philosophy called the Academy?

• Aristotle
• Socrates
• Plato
• Pythagoras

It is sometimes called an essence (what a thing is), a form, or a nature. This term is common to many.

• universal

• Concept
• particular

• Perception

A ________is that which is not common to many. It is a unique, unrepeatable individual.

• universal

• group
• particular

• community

 The final cause is the end or the goal toward which it is oriented. It is the purpose that the thing serves.

• True

• False

In Aristotle's theory of causes, which one entertains questions What is it? A thing’s form is its essence; that which makes a thing what it is and not something else.

• Material Cause
• Formal Cause
• Efficient Cause
• Final Cause