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Philosophy Trivia - Batxillerat

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

What did Thales believe the originating substance of matter to be?

a)

Earth

b)

Air

c)

Water

d)

Fire

2.

Which of the following did Thales discover? (Select all that apply.)

a)

The height of a pyramid using ratios.

b)

How to extract oil from olives.

c)

A full year contains 365 days, not 360.

d)

Hot air rises, while cold air sinks.

3.

When asked how to "do good," Thales responded:

a)

"by refraining from doing what we blame in others."

b)

"by thinking of the needs of others first."

c)

"by looking for solutions rather than problems."

d)

"by observing patterns and predicting outcomes."

4.

What was Anaximander contribution to geography?

a)

He built the Channel of Suez.

b)

He drew the first Earth map.

c)

He counted stars.

d)

He said the principle of everything was 'Air'.

5.

Anaximander's "principle of nature" was...

a)

Water

b)

Earth

c)

The Unlimited

d)

The Boundfull

6.

What linguistic concept related to the meaning of words did Anaximander appeal?

a)

Synonyms

b)

Polysemy

c)

Antonyms

d)

Polyglot

7.

What was the "principle of everything" according to Anaximenes?

a)

Water

b)

Sand

c)

Fire

d)

Air

8.

What was Anaximenes conception on planets and the Sun?

a)

They were balls.

b)

They were plain.

c)

They were spheres.

d)

They ware made of monads.

9.

What is the first idea that comes to your heads when you hear the name of Pythagoras?

a)

Samos

b)

Pythagoreanism

c)

Pythagorean Theorem

d)

The father of numbers

10.

Which 3 religious concepts appear with Pythagoras?

(a)  

11.

Which theory would you associate with Hippocrates?

a)

The Four Owls

b)

The Four Humours

c)

The Four Souls

d)

The Four Atoms

12.

What parts of the year will you connect to the previous theory?

a)

The months

b)

The seasons

c)

The years

d)

The hours

13.

What science still keeps an oath he created?

a)

Medicine

b)

Law

c)

Mathematics

d)

Astronomy

14.

What theory did Democritus develop which was started by Leucippus?

a)

The spheres theory

b)

The immortal theory

c)

The cell theory

d)

The atomist theory

15.

Which 3 statements may describe the schepticism of Georgias?


https://iep.utm.edu/gorgias/

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16.

What was Protagoras position towards religion?

a)

He was a beliver.

b)

He was atheist.

c)

He was pantheist.

d)

He was agnostic.

17.

What was the mesure for everthing for Protagoras?

a)

The man

b)

The metre

c)

The inch

d)

The soul

18.

As well as Heraclitus, what did Protogaras think about the 'Truth'?

a)

There's no real 'Truth' because everything flow.

b)

There's no real 'Truth' because Heraclitus didn't have any flow.

c)

There's a real 'Truth' because Heraclitus proved it.

d)

There's a real 'Truth' because both of them thought there must be one to explain the universe.

19.

According to Protagoras, how can men be reach the 'arête' (virtue)?

a)

Through individual thinking.

b)

Listening to what people say.

c)

Making deductions of nature.

d)

Being educated.

20.

What is 'Eudaimonia' for Prodicus?

a)

Hapiness

b)

Lust

c)

Living la vida loca

d)

Justice

21.

Which economic ideology may you relate the thought of Callicles and Thrasymacus?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Feudalism

d)

Communism

22.

Who said 'The only wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Eudoxus

d)

Socrates

23.

According to Socrates, what makes our soul happy?

a)

The 'psyché'

b)

The 'areté'

c)

The dialectical method

d)

The 'doxa'

24.

What is the Maieutic method?

a)

It is an educational method where students learn by asking questions.

b)

It is an educational method where students learn by being asked questions.

c)

It is an educational method where students learn by asking questions to their fellow students.

d)

It is an educational method where students learn by listening to their teacher.

25.

"Virtue is knowledge." Who said that?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

The sophists

26.

"Self-knowledge is a sufficient condition to the good life." To whom would you associate that statement?

a)

The sophists

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

d)

Socrates

27.

'Doxa' for Plato meant...

a)

to acquire information through knowledge.

b)

to acquire information through the senses.

c)

the objective knowledge.

d)

ideas

28.

What is the opposite of 'Episteme' in Plato's philosophy?

a)

Doxa

b)

Idea

c)

Mimesis

d)

Anamnesis

29.

According to Plato, who would be the best rulers of a city?

a)

The soldiers

b)

The people

c)

The philosophers

d)

The sophists

30.

What was the "ideal state" for Plato like?

a)

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.

b)

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.

c)

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.

d)

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.

31.

What two concepts uses Aristotle to describe the essence of all things?

a)

Doxa and Areté

b)

Mimesin and Anamimesin

c)

Doxa and Episteme

d)

Eidos and Hyle

32.

According to Aristotle, what is 'dynamis' and 'energheia'?

a)

Potentiality and actuality

b)

Dynamism and energetics

c)

Generating and motivating

d)

Saying and earning

33.

Name the four causes that rule the universe according to Aristotle.

(The answer must be written following this patter: cause, cause, cause, cause)

(a)  

34.

What's the first science for Aristotle?

a)

Physics

b)

Chemistry

c)

Biology

d)

Metaphysics

35.

What is the higher state of happiness according to Aristotle?

a)

When things, animals or humans take the most of their own characteristic/s.

b)

When things, animals or humans take the most of their own ideas.

c)

When things, animals or humans take the most of their own world.

d)

When things, animals or humans take the most of their own happiness.

36.

"Justice consists in what is lawful and fair, with fairness involving equitable distributions and the correction of what is inequitable."

Who thought that?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

37.

Who discovered the principle of bouyancy?

a)

Euclid

b)

Apollonius

c)

Archimedes

d)

Hero

38.

What was the centre of Ptolemy's astronomical system?

a)

The Moon

b)

The Earth

c)

The Sun

d)

The human being

39.

What did Eratosthenes calculate?

a)

The distance between the Earth and the Sun.

b)

The distance between the Earth and the Moon.

c)

The circumference of the Earth.

d)

The amount of water the Earth has.

40.

Who can be considered the most influential philosopher of all times?

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