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Thales to Plato

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He is the proponent of the Pythagorean Theorem.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Thales

d)

Pythagoras

2.

This is the stuff or origin that the Pre-Socratics were looking for.

(a)  

3.

"a" means "absence."

" (a)   " means "limit" or "boundary."

4.

He is the student of Thales.

a)

Anaximenes

b)

Anaximander

c)

Anaxagoras

d)

Aristophanes

5.

In EXACTLY three words, explain the philosohy of Heraclitus.

4 lines
6.

What is "reality" as taught by Parmenides? Explain in EXACTLY three words.

4 lines
7.

In the Allegory of the Cave, what does the sun represent?

(a)  

8.

The Allegory of the Cave is Plato's way of explaining his philosophy concerning the (a)   .

9.

Thales' arche is _________________.

a)

Air

b)

Fire

c)

Water

d)

Earth

10.

Anaximander posited that the arche is ________________.

a)

Apeiron

b)

Aperion

c)

Apieron

d)

Aiperon

11.

For Anaximenes, __________ is the arche.

a)

Air

b)

Fire

c)

Water

d)

Earth

12.

For Pythagoras, having numbers means having (a)   .

13.

TRUE OR FALSE:


"Something cannot come from nothing. Something cannot become nothing. Something cannot become that which it is not," according to Empedocles.

(a)  

14.

He is the first philosopher who proposed that which became the teleological model of the cosmos.

(a)  

15.

Democritus argued that the cosmos is only made up of atoms and (a)   .

16.

If atoms have no other qualities except for their shape and size, how come we experience color, texture, and taste? Explain in not more than 50 words.

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17.

Who posited the idea of the Nous?

(a)  

18.

He posited the existence of the "roots."

(a)  

19.

TRUE OR FALSE:


Plato believed that this world is just an imprint of the ideal world.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Why did the Oracle at Delphi say that Socrates is the wisest man on earth? Answer in exactly 5 words.

4 lines
21.

How does one achieve arete? Answer in not more than 100 words.

4 lines