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Greek Philosophers

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a main philosopher from Ancient Greece?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Laozi

d)

Aristotle

2.

Which was Socrates written work?

a)

The Truth

b)

How to Question

c)

He did not have any written works

d)

The Science of Thinking

3.

Why was Socrates killed?

a)

They found that he plagiarized from other philosophers

b)

He taught students how to think for themselves, which was viewed as problematic

c)

He committed treason against Athens

d)

He stole military weapons from Sparta

4.

What was Socrates main belief, or, what did he encourage his students to do?

a)

Question everything

b)

Know everything

c)

Prove everything wrong

5.

Which written work was Plato's?

a)

The Democracy

b)

The Theocracy

c)

The Republic

d)

The Questioning

6.

Plato was born in Athens, just like

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

King Leonidas

d)

Ghengis Kahn

7.

Plato was a student of Socrates

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which was not one of Plato's three main beliefs?

a)

Philosophers should run the government

b)

Democracy is dysfunctional, or not a good form of government

c)

We should question everything that happens within our lives

9.

Which was not a written work of Aristotle?

a)

The Republic

b)

The Politics

c)

The Organon

d)

The Metaphysics

10.

Identify the false statement about Aristotle's main beliefs

a)

He studied logic, reason, biology and physics

b)

Golden Mean-people should live moderately

c)

The best government combines an oligarchy, monarchy and democracy

d)

The government should be run by philosophers

11.

What was the Socratic method?

a)

A variable and solution technique

b)

A question and answer technique

c)

A experiment and solution technique

d)

A test and and question technique

12.
Which philosopher opened a school named Lyceum that focused on teaching the sciences?
a)
Plato
b)
Aristotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Mittens
13.
Which philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Plato
c)
Socrates
14.
What was the name of Aristotle's school?
a)
The Academy
b)
The Lyceum
c)
The School of Rock
d)
The Parthenon
15.
What was the name of Plato's school?
a)
The Academy
b)
The Lyceum
c)
The School of Rock
d)
The Parthenon
16.
Who was a student of Socrates?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Aristotle
c)
Sophocles
d)
Plato
17.
Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
a)
He tried to overthrow the government.
b)
He was corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens.
c)
He stole silver from the treasury.
d)
He protested democracy.