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The Meaning and Nature of Philosophy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Socrates born?

a)

450 BC

b)

399 BC

c)

470 BC

d)

400 BC

2.

What is the method that Socrates taught his students called?

a)

Conventional Method

b)

Socratic Method

c)

Radical Method

d)

Scholasticism

3.

Born circa 470, Socrates spent most of his life in which city?

a)

Athens

b)

Alexandria

c)

Thebes

d)

Argos

4.

Much of our understanding of Socrates can be attributed to the writings of which philosopher?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Anaxagoras

5.

How many written works by Socrates survive?

a)

11

b)

5

c)

0

d)

8

6.

Which of these ancient philosophers famously studied under Socrates?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Epicurus

c)

Plato

d)

Pythagoras

7.

Who is the Ancient philosopher who said that “ALL men by nature desire to know?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Pythagoras

8.

It is the Greek word for the Socratic method. The process of eliciting truth by question and answer, especially as used to refute an argument.

a)

elenchus

b)

docta ignorantia

c)

sofia

d)

philo

9.

He first coined the term philosophy

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Pythagoras

10.

Who said "Man know thyself"?

a)

Pythagoras

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

d)

Socrates