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WorksheetsPhilosophy Trivia - Batxillerat
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
What did Thales believe the originating substance of matter to be?
Earth
Air
Water
Fire
Which of the following did Thales discover? (Select all that apply.)
The height of a pyramid using ratios.
How to extract oil from olives.
A full year contains 365 days, not 360.
Hot air rises, while cold air sinks.
When asked how to "do good," Thales responded:
"by refraining from doing what we blame in others."
"by thinking of the needs of others first."
"by looking for solutions rather than problems."
"by observing patterns and predicting outcomes."
What was Anaximander contribution to geography?
He built the Channel of Suez.
He drew the first Earth map.
He counted stars.
He said the principle of everything was 'Air'.
Anaximander's "principle of nature" was...
Water
Earth
The Unlimited
The Boundfull
What linguistic concept related to the meaning of words did Anaximander appeal?
Synonyms
Polysemy
Antonyms
Polyglot
What was the "principle of everything" according to Anaximenes?
Water
Sand
Fire
Air
What was Anaximenes conception on planets and the Sun?
They were balls.
They were plain.
They were spheres.
They ware made of monads.
What is the first idea that comes to your heads when you hear the name of Pythagoras?
Samos
Pythagoreanism
Pythagorean Theorem
The father of numbers
Which 3 religious concepts appear with Pythagoras?
(a)
Which theory would you associate with Hippocrates?
The Four Owls
The Four Humours
The Four Souls
The Four Atoms
What parts of the year will you connect to the previous theory?
The months
The seasons
The years
The hours
What science still keeps an oath he created?
Medicine
Law
Mathematics
Astronomy
What theory did Democritus develop which was started by Leucippus?
The spheres theory
The immortal theory
The cell theory
The atomist theory
Which 3 statements may describe the schepticism of Georgias?
https://iep.utm.edu/gorgias/
What was Protagoras position towards religion?
He was a beliver.
He was atheist.
He was pantheist.
He was agnostic.
What was the mesure for everthing for Protagoras?
The man
The metre
The inch
The soul
As well as Heraclitus, what did Protogaras think about the 'Truth'?
There's no real 'Truth' because everything flow.
There's no real 'Truth' because Heraclitus didn't have any flow.
There's a real 'Truth' because Heraclitus proved it.
There's a real 'Truth' because both of them thought there must be one to explain the universe.
According to Protagoras, how can men be reach the 'arête' (virtue)?
Through individual thinking.
Listening to what people say.
Making deductions of nature.
Being educated.
What is 'Eudaimonia' for Prodicus?
Hapiness
Lust
Living la vida loca
Justice
Which economic ideology may you relate the thought of Callicles and Thrasymacus?
Capitalism
Socialism
Feudalism
Communism
Who said 'The only wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."?
Plato
Aristotle
Eudoxus
Socrates
According to Socrates, what makes our soul happy?
The 'psyché'
The 'areté'
The dialectical method
The 'doxa'
What is the Maieutic method?
It is an educational method where students learn by asking questions.
It is an educational method where students learn by being asked questions.
It is an educational method where students learn by asking questions to their fellow students.
It is an educational method where students learn by listening to their teacher.
"Virtue is knowledge." Who said that?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
The sophists
"Self-knowledge is a sufficient condition to the good life." To whom would you associate that statement?
The sophists
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
'Doxa' for Plato meant...
to acquire information through knowledge.
to acquire information through the senses.
the objective knowledge.
ideas
What is the opposite of 'Episteme' in Plato's philosophy?
Doxa
Idea
Mimesis
Anamnesis
According to Plato, who would be the best rulers of a city?
The soldiers
The people
The philosophers
The sophists
What was the "ideal state" for Plato like?
Plato's ideal state was a republic with three categories of citizens: artisans, guardians, and philosopher (moral leaders) where each of them remained faithful to their duty.
Plato's ideal state was an oligarchy with three categories of citizens: artisans, guardians, and philosopher (kings) where each of them remained faithful to their duty.
Plato's ideal state was a technocracy with three categories of citizens: artisans, guardians, and philosopher (technological leaders) where each of them remained faithful to their duty.
Plato's ideal state was an autocracy with three categories of citizens: artisans, guardians, and philosopher where each of them remained faithful to their duty and share the power.
What two concepts uses Aristotle to describe the essence of all things?
Doxa and Areté
Mimesin and Anamimesin
Doxa and Episteme
Eidos and Hyle
According to Aristotle, what is 'dynamis' and 'energheia'?
Potentiality and actuality
Dynamism and energetics
Generating and motivating
Saying and earning
Name the four causes that rule the universe according to Aristotle.
(The answer must be written following this patter: cause, cause, cause, cause)
(a)
What's the first science for Aristotle?
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Metaphysics
What is the higher state of happiness according to Aristotle?
When things, animals or humans take the most of their own characteristic/s.
When things, animals or humans take the most of their own ideas.
When things, animals or humans take the most of their own world.
When things, animals or humans take the most of their own happiness.
"Justice consists in what is lawful and fair, with fairness involving equitable distributions and the correction of what is inequitable."
Who thought that?
Plato
Aristotle
Who discovered the principle of bouyancy?
Euclid
Apollonius
Archimedes
Hero
What was the centre of Ptolemy's astronomical system?
The Moon
The Earth
The Sun
The human being
What did Eratosthenes calculate?
The distance between the Earth and the Sun.
The distance between the Earth and the Moon.
The circumference of the Earth.
The amount of water the Earth has.
Who can be considered the most influential philosopher of all times?
