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S3 Philosophy Unit 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the philosopher that taught by asking questions?
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Aristotle
d)
Alexander
2.
Which philosopher was a student of Socrates?
a)
Plato
b)
Aristotle
c)
Alexander
3.
Which philosopher did not write any books based on the belief that debating was better than writing?
a)
Socrates
b)
Plato
c)
Aristotle
d)
Pluto
4.
Was Socrates rich or poor?  
a)
Rich
b)
Poor
5.
Socrates made a lot of people angry because...
a)
he kept calling them names. 
b)
he kept hitting people randomly. 
c)
he kept proving that they weren't as smart as they thought they were. 
6.
Socrates decided he was the wisest man after all because...
a)
he knew a lot more about science than anyone else. 
b)
He was aware that he didn't know everything. 
c)
He was the oldest man alive.
7.

The Ancient Greeks were the forefathers of philosophy, but which of these philosophers never wrote a thing down?

a)

Epicurus

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Aristotle

8.
Philosophy translates from Greek as...?
a)
The Love of Wisdom
b)
The Love of Thinking
c)
The Love of men called Phil
d)
Ultimate Questions
9.

What was the method of teaching created by Socrates?

a)

The Socratic Method

b)

The Sophists

c)

Quiz Iz

d)

Slideshows

10.

Plato was

a)

Greek

b)

Roman

c)

Swedish

d)

English

11.
The Allegory of the Cave was written by...
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Sartre
d)
Descartes
12.

In the allegory, the prisoners represent...

a)

people locked up in prison

b)

people who do not realise the true nature of reality

c)

Aristotle's friends

d)

Philosophy students at Carnoustie High School

13.

According to Plato, the escaped prisoner who is let out of the cave is like...

a)

people who have studied philosophy and understand the true nature of reality

b)

students who study maths

c)

artists who represent the Forms in a much closer way than we see reality

d)

prisoners who have finished their sentence and go home to their families

14.

In the allegory, the sun represents...

a)

Plato

b)

the Form of Beauty

c)

the Form of Good/ true nature of Reality

d)

death

15.

In this modern image of Plato's Cave, which people represent the prisoners?

a)

the people chatting under the light

b)

the two people standing at the top of the stairs

c)

the man grabbing the shoulder of the other man and pointing to the door

d)

the people staring at the computer screens

16.

From our previous conversations in class, what do you think might represent 'the cave' in our lives today? Select as many from the list below that you agree with

a)

social media

b)

celebrities

c)

governments

d)

news channels

e)

our education system