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Science, Technology and Society in the Ancient Times

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first to start question what the universe is made up of

a)

Thales

b)

Anaxagoras

c)

Anaximander

d)

Heraclitus

2.

_________ means origin.

a)

arché

b)

logos

c)

ethos

d)

dogma

3.

What are some of the rules in finding arché?

a)

It has to explain motion.

b)

It has to explain existence.

c)

It has to explain gravity.

d)

It has to explain day and night.

e)

It has to explain the structure of the universe.

4.

According to him, apeiron is the source of everything.

a)

Anaximander

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Socrates

d)

Thales

5.

He is known as the "weeping philosopher".

(a)  

6.

According to him, change is impossible.

a)

Parmenides

b)

Thales

c)

Anaxagoras

d)

Empedocles

7.

The big three of Greek Philosophy

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Anaximander

e)

Heraclitus

8.

What are the two things that earth, wind, fire, and water interact under the influence of?

a)

Love

b)

Strife

c)

Life

d)

Elixir

9.

According to Anaximander, the earth is ___________.

a)

Cylindrical

b)

Spherical

c)

Trapezoidal

d)

Resting on top of a tortoise

10.

It is the origin of everything according to Anaximenes.

a)

air

b)

water

c)

fire

d)

infinity

11.

According to him, there are numerous fundamental substances and they combine in unique ways, hence the diversity in everything.

a)

Empedocles

b)

Anaxagoras

c)

Heraclitus

d)

Anaximenes

12.

Which of the following does not explain the intellect of the Greeks?

a)

Intellectual Freedom

b)

Methods or Demonstration

c)

Naturalism

d)

Suppression of thoughts

13.

He died by drinking poison as a punishment for corrupting the youth of Athens.

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Empedocles

14.

According to him, the world is split into two, the physical and spiritual realm.

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Democritus

15.

This theory states that the physical world is not the 'real' world.

a)

Theory of Forms

b)

Realm of Forms

c)

Theory of universal gravitation

d)

Theory of predominance

16.

Aristotle defines this as the average or mean.

a)

virtue

b)

forms

c)

ideas

d)

eudaimonia

17.

It is used for grinding, rolling, and hammering grain.

a)

Water mill

b)

Cartography

c)

Catapult

d)

Analog Computer

18.

(a)   is the study and practice of making maps.

19.

(a)   was used to to predict the position of the stars in the sky.

20.

He invented the catapult.

a)

Dionysus the Elder of Syracuse

b)

Aristotle

c)

Thales

d)

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