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Famous Greek Thinkers - GHMS

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which individual wrote "The Republic"?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Alexander

e)

Little Jimmy

2.

Which philosopher opened a school named The Lyceum that focused on teaching the sciences?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Mycenae

e)

Little Jimmy

3.

Why was Socrates executed?

a)

They found out that he had plagiarized other philosophers' writings

b)

He taught the younger generation how to think for themselves and speak their minds, which was viewed as a problem

c)

He committed treason against Athens by fighting alongside the Spartans

d)

He stole military weapons and information from Sparta

e)

He punched Little Jimmy

4.

Plato was a student of Socrates

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Socrates was the teacher of Plato.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Aristotle was a student of Socrates.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Plato was the father of Aristotle.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Alexander was a student of Aristotle.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Plato and Alexander were related to each other.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Who created an oath to be sworn by new physicians (doctors) saying they will only help people?

a)

Pythagoras

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Herodotus

e)

Little Jimmy

11.

Who was the philosopher that taught by asking questions?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Alexander

e)

Little Jimmy's brother

12.

Which of the following Greek thinkers was born first?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Aristotle

e)

Little Jimmy's cat

13.

Which of the following people was a student of Plato?

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Aristotle

c)

Alexander

d)

Socrates

e)

Big Jimmy

14.

Which written work was Plato's?

a)

The Democracy

b)

The Theocracy

c)

The Republic

d)

Game of Thrones

e)

Ancient Greece For Dummies

15.

Which of the following was not a famous philosopher from Ancient Greece?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Laozi

d)

Aristotle

16.

What is the Socratic method?

a)

A variable and solution technique

b)

A question and answer technique

c)

A experiment and solution technique

d)

A test and and question technique

17.

Thucydides wrote about and was part of which of the following historical events?

a)

Battle of Marathon

b)

Peloponnesian War

c)

The death of Socrates

d)

Persian Wars

e)

Little Jimmy's birth

18.

This Greek thinker believed everything in the universe could be explained through numbers

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Herodotus

d)

Aristotle

e)

Little Jimmy's Aunt Peggy Sue

19.

Pythagoras was a great mathematician from ancient Rome.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Aristotle taught the "Golden Mean". What is it?

a)

A suggestion of treating others the way you would want to be treated

b)

A suggestion to live life in moderation

c)

A historical account of the gold sold during the Peloponnesian War

d)

To be mean to anyone wearing the color gold

21.

Which of the following was a written work by Socrates?

a)

The Truth

b)

How to Question people for Dummies

c)

He did not have any written works

d)

The Science of Thinking

e)

Where The Wild Things Are

22.

Which of the following shows a correct teacher-student relationship

a)

Socrates-Plato-Aristotle-Alexander

b)

Plato-Socrates-Aristotle-Alexander

c)

Socrates-Plato-Alexander-Aristotle

d)

Elvis Presley-Usher-Justin Bieber-Billie Eilish

23.
Which philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Plato
c)
Socrates
d)

Pythagoras

24.
What was the name of Aristotle's school?
a)
The Academy
b)
The Lyceum
c)
The School of Rock
d)
The Parthenon
e)

Great Hollow Middle School

25.
What was the name of Plato's school?
a)
The Academy
b)
The Lyceum
c)

Great Hollow

d)
The Parthenon
e)

The School of Rock

26.

How did Socrates die?

a)

By drinking poison.

b)

By hanging.

c)

By beheading.

d)

By listening to Taylor Swift for 12 hours straight.

27.

Which philosopher did not write any books because he thought debating was better than writing?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Pluto

e)

Play-doh

28.

This famous thinker founded the first medical school

a)

Herodotus

b)

Thucydides

c)

Plato

d)

Hippocrates

e)

Microscopic Jimmy

29.

This man died in the year 347 BC

a)

Herodotus

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Alexander

30.

He was Alexander the Great's tutor

a)

Socrates

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Aristotle

d)

Plato

e)

Neville Longbottom