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Philosophy

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call "seekers and lovers of wisdom?"

a)

Priests

b)

Soldiers

c)

Doctors

d)

Philosophers

2.

True or False: Many philosophers studied math or science as well.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What was the name of Plato's school?

a)

Philosophy University

b)

The Academy

c)

Plato's College

d)

The School of Plato

4.

_________________________ was a tutor to Alexander the Great.

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

5.

Who believed no one should live in luxury or be rich?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

6.

Plato taught ____________________.

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Alexander the Great

7.

Who taught about reason and self control?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

8.

Which philosopher is best known for his statement cogito ergo sum?

a)

Rene Discartes

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Jean- Paul Sarte

9.

According to Plato, what is knowledge?

a)

A justified true belief

b)

There is no such thing as true knowledge

c)

Opinion

d)

That which can be proven

10.

Thomas Aquinas’s cosmological arguments argue for…

a)

The existence of God

b)

Nihilism

c)

The existence of other intelligent life

d)

The existence of knowledge

11.

Who is widely known as the first existentialist, despite never having used the word existentialism?

a)

Søren Kierkegaard

b)

Alan Watts

c)

Hannah Arendt

d)

Jean-Paul Sartre

12.

The allegory of the cave argues what?

a)

We are born with infinite knowledge.

b)

There is value in ignorance.

c)

Perceptions are sources of absolute knowledge.

d)

Our perceptions may not be accurate.

13.

Plato was a student to which philosopher?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Xenophon

c)

Socrates

d)

Thomas Aquinas

14.

According to Plato, what is knowledge?

a)

A justified true belief

b)

There is no such thing as true knowledge

c)

Opinion

d)

That which can be proven

15.

Philosophy comes from the Greek philosophia, meaning what?

a)

Lover of philosophy

b)

Love of wisdom

c)

Love of soapboxes

d)

Lover of questions

16.

Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a partial point of view?

a)

referring to only one source of information for your position paper

b)

participating in a class discussion

c)

listening to both your teachers’ and parents’ advice on how to improve your grades

d)

watching videos over the internet

17.

Who among the following students may have already developed a broader philosophical perspective?

a)

Mara, who regularly monitors the emotional well-being of her classmates

b)

Julie, who always listens to all sides of the argument before giving any advice

c)

Kristia, who consistently chats with her classmates about their interests and beliefs

d)

Trish, who rarely talks with her classmates, but is always observant of them

18.

This man was the founder of Daoism.

a)

Confucius

b)

The Buddha

c)

Laozi

d)

Mencius

19.

This philosophy/religion taught followers to find "The Way" of the universe.

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Legalism

d)

Buddhism

20.

The 4 Noble Truths & Eight Fold Path were key teachings of this philosophy/religion.

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Legalism

d)

Buddhism

21.

Striving to be a superior man, or Junzi, was a key teaching of this philosophy/religion.

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Legalism

d)

Buddhism