WorksheetsPlato and the cave
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who was a student of Socrates?
Plato
Alexander the Great
Aristotle
Heraclitus
What is the name of Plato's famous allegory?
allegory of the cave
allegory of the cavern
allegory of the prisoner
allegory of the philosophy king
Which is NOT a feature of the cave allegory ?
fire
walkway
candle
shadow
sunlight
What could the prisoners only see on the cave wall?
fire
shadows
people crossing the walkway
the cave wall
sunlight
Which feature of Plato's cave analogy represents the philsopher?
The fire
The shadows
The chained prisoner
The escaped prisoner
The sun
Which Philosopher wrote about Socrates in his works?
Aristotle
Plato
What do the chained prisoners in the cave analogy represent?
ignorance
intelligence
philosophy
curiosity
Plato is also considered the founder of Western political philosophy.
True
False
Plato was born in
Rome
Athens
China
Spain
Believed that the world is a shadow of the true reality.
True
False
What was the idea behind Plato's Cave theory?
that people are sometimes are trapped without real understanding.
the people should hide in a cave to get away from other people.
Answers are always found in a cave.
seek to find the truth
What method was used to understand the way that other think and feel?
Plato's method
Aristotle's method
Socratic method
philosopher's method
What did others not like Socrates?
he was strange
he was evil
he caused riots
corrupted youth and disturbed gods
Plato was not very interested in his own studies as a young student.
True
False
Plato chose to focus on philosophy most importantly in his studies.
True
False
Plato founded the first university in Athens called...
The University
The Academy
The College
The School
Plato wanted his students to explore who they were and......
Reason
Questioning
Human nature
Logic
Plato is not considered the founder of Western political philosophy.
True
False
Plato was an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece.
True
False
Plato founder of the Platonist school of thought and the Academy.
True
False
