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Plato and Aristotle

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was a student of Socrates?

a)

Plato

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Aristotle

d)

Heraclitus

2.

Which philosopher studied at Plato's Academy?

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Heraclitus

3.

Aristotle believed that the only way to truly experience the world around us was through:

a)

Our senses

b)

Our reason

c)

Our knowledge

d)

Our logic

4.
Aristotle believed that what happens in the natural world is not the same as comprehending concepts such as virtue, justice, beauty and good. 
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Aristotle believed that when we are born, we already know what right and wrong are. 
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Aristotle believed that throughout life we learn to recognize the qualities of concepts like justice and slowly build and understanding of what they are as they are manifested around us. 
a)
True
b)
False
7.

What was Aristotle?

a)

Philosopher

b)

Teacher

c)

Scientist

d)

all of the above

8.
 Which philosopher wrote "The Republic"? 
a)
Plato
b)
Homer
c)
Aristotle 
d)
Archimedes
9.

Aristotle accounts for motion and change in the physical world with the concept of...

(a)  

10.

Plato was a

a)

Rationalist

b)

Empiricist

c)

Materialist

d)

Monist

11.

Plato believed that we are born with an ability to comprehend concepts such as virtue, justice, beauty and good.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

How does the Prime mover bring about change in the world?

a)

By attraction

b)

By persuasion

c)

By example

d)

By force

13.
How many causes did Aristotle say that there were?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
2
d)
6
14.
Put these causes in order
a)
fina, formal, material, efficient
b)
material, efficient, formal, final
c)
material, formal, efficient, final
d)
formal, material, efficient, final
15.
What is the material cause?
a)
The matter or substance which something is made from
b)
It is the thing wich gives it its form or structure
c)
It is the cause of an object
d)
It is the reason why something is the way that it is
16.
What is the formal cause?
a)
The matter or substance which something is made from
b)
It is the thing wich gives it its form or structure
c)
It is the cause of an object
d)
It is the reason why something is the way that it is
17.
What is the efficient cause?
a)
The matter or substance which something is made from
b)
It is the thing wich gives it its form or structure
c)
It is the cause of an object
d)
It is the reason why something is the way that it is
18.
What is the final cause?
a)
The matter or substance which something is made from
b)
It is the thing wich gives it its form or structure
c)
It is the cause of an object
d)
It is the reason why something is the way that it is
19.

What is the example that Aristotle uses in his book to show the 4 causes?

a)

Sandwich

b)

Statue

c)

Burger

d)

House

20.
Where does Aristotle think that the knowledge comes from?
a)
The World of Forms
b)
The world of senses