Presocratics Review

According to Thales, the first principle (archê) is...

• Earth

• Air

• Water

• Fire

According to Anaximenes, the first principle (archê) is...

• Earth

• Air

• Water

• Fire

According to Heraclitus, the first principle (archê) is...

• Number

• Air

• The Apeiron

• Fire

According to Anaximander, the first principle (archê) is...

• Number

• Air

• The Apeiron

• Fire

According to the Pythagoreans, the first principle (archê) is...

• Number

• Air

• The Apeiron

• Fire

The view that matter is alive or ensouled.

• Anthropomorphism

• Hylozoism

• Asceticism

• Teleology

Who was nicknamed "Mr. Mind"?

• Anaxagoras

• Anaximenes

• Anaximander

• Empedocles

What type of writing did Pythagoras produce?

• Philosophical prose

• Poetry

• Dialogues

• Nothing (he left no writings)

According to Xenophanes, which of the following characteristics does God not possess?

• Omnipotence

• Omnipresence

• Omniscience

• Omnivorousness

According to Thales, the earth...

• Rests on water, like a log

• Rests on air, like a lid

• Rests at the centre

• Extends infinitely downward