Philosophy Quiz

Why Socrates hated Democracy?

• He believed that only educated people should lead.

• He thought democracy was the best form of government.

• He wanted to be a king.

• He had no opinion on democracy.

What is the main idea of Cynicism?

• To live a life of virtue in agreement with nature.

• To maximize pleasure.

• To seek knowledge.

• To avoid all possessions.

What does the Allegory of the Cave represent?

• The journey to enlightenment.

• The importance of education.

• The nature of reality.

• The value of friendship.

What is the Golden Mean?

• The desirable middle between two extremes.

• A philosophical school.

• A method of teaching.

• A type of government.

What is the main difference between Western and Eastern Philosophy?

• Western is individualistic, Eastern is collectivistic.

• Western focuses on pleasure, Eastern on virtue.

• Western believes in a Supreme Being, Eastern does not.

• There are no differences.

What does Plato argue in The Republic?

• Philosophers should be kings.

• Democracy is the best form of government.

• Education is not important.

• All men are created equal.

What is the essence of love according to the text?

• A gift of one's inner soul.

• A temporary feeling.

• A social construct.

• An essential liberty.

What does Aristotle's philosophy emphasize?

• The use of reason in theoretical activity.

• The pursuit of pleasure.

• The importance of friendship.

• The rejection of all possessions.

“Love is a serious mental disease.”

• Plato

• Socrates

• Aristotle

was an early Pre-Scocratic philosopher, mathematician and astronomer from the Greek city

of Miletus in lonia (modern-day Turkey).

He is also the teacher of Anaximander.

• Thales

• Anaximander

• Anamixenes