WorksheetsLesson 1 Greek rationalism
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following does not belong to the group?
Anaximander
Plato
Anaximenes
Thales
Which of the following statements best characterize the concept primal substance?
Anaximander claimed that water is the source of all entity.
Anaximenes claimed that land is the beginning of all things
Thales believed that air is infinite, eternal and ageless therefore making it as the primal substance.
The triad believed that all things come from a single original matter.
Which of the following situations showed the importance of observation and scientific method
Thales predicted an eclipse which took place in 585 BCE.
Anaximenes claimed that human have evolved from other animals whose offspring are fitter.
Anaximander claimed that water is the source of all entity
Anaximenes claimed that human have evolved from other animals whose offspring are fitter
Who was the Ionian thinker who developed deductive reasoning from general premises?
Thales
Pythagoras
Socrates
Plato
What was the main reason for the rise of great thinkers in Athens?
Defeat of Athens to Sparta.
Emerging of schools of thoughts
Creation of new city-states.
Establishment of a new political system.
Which of the following correctly shows democratic form of government in Athens?
Democratic form of government is enjoyed by all classes in the society
Representation is done by election
Democracy is enjoyed and participated by men only.
Direct representation to political issues involving the society.
Statement 1: Systematized and critical arguments played the biggest role in politics and court trials.
Statement 2: The failure or success of a trial is based from rhetorical skills.
Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false
Statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true
Both of the statements are true
Both of the statements are false.
Statement 1: The creation of Sophists’ schools is mainly for purpose of the art of argumentation.
Statement 2: Sophists were intellectuals who taught courses in various topics and rhetoric.
Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false
Statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true
Both of the statements are true
Both of the statements are false
How did the ethical ideas of Socrates led to his tragic death?
Socrates challenged many Sophists
Socrates didn’t tolerate unclear thinking
Socrates challenged conventional assumptions.
Socrates gained many enemies because of his beliefs
Which of the following analogy is correct?
Aristotle: Pythagorean theorem, Plato: Zeno of Elea
Aristotle: Logic, Plato: Theory of Ideas
Aristotle: Metaphysics, Plato: Epistemology
Aristotle: Democracy, Plato: Oligarchy
