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Introduction of Philosophy

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Philosophy comes from the Greek word..

a)
Philos
b)
Sophia
c)
Philosophia
d)
Philo
2.

What is the meaning of philos?

a)
Love
b)
Hate
c)
Fear
3.

What is the meaning of sophia?

a)
Wisdom
b)
Love
c)
Peace
4.

a Greek mathematician who first call himself a “philosopho” which means a “lover of wisdom.”

a)
Pythagoras
b)
Aristotle
c)
Plato
5.

what is the meaning of "philosopho"?

a)
A lover of wisdom
b)
A type of food
c)
A musical instrument
6.

Where was the birthplace of Greek philosophy?

a)

sea-board of Asia Minor in the Aegean Sea, Ionia in the little city of Miletus in the 6th century BCE

b)

sea-board of Asia Major in the Aegean Sea, Ionia in the little city of Miletus in the 7th century BCE

c)
Greece
7.

What is the technical term or the scholarly meaning of philosophy?

a)

the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.

b)
The study of plants and their properties
c)
The study of celestial bodies and the universe
8.

"Philosophy is the process of constant questioning, and questioning
necessarily takes the form of dialogue."

(a)  

9.

"constant reasoning"

(a)  

10.

"It is the foundation of the ability to understand the basic axioms that comprise knowledge. To study and question completely, logic is the basic means of reasoning."




(a)  

11.

what is axioms?

a)
A statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true
b)
A type of mathematical equation
c)
A scientific theory
12.

What are the 4 Divisions of Greek Philosophy?

a)

Naturalistic

b)

Metaphysical

c)

Ethical

d)

Religious

e)

Aesthetics

13.

They could predict but can't control what might happened in the future.

a)

Naturalistics

b)

Metaphysical

c)

Ethical

d)

Religious

14.

It is the Law & Justice but only for the elites.

a)

Naturalistics

b)

Metaphysical

c)

Ethical

d)

Religious

15.

it is how to justify from right & wrong.

No one believed what is right or wrong because of the small amount of philosophers.

a)

Naturalistics

b)

Metaphysical

c)

Ethical

d)

Religious

16.

You already know what is right or wrong but you need the support (group).

It has a belief.

a)

Naturalistics

b)

Metaphysical

c)

Ethical

d)

Religious

17.

What are the 4 Periods of Philosophy & it's trend of thinking?

a)
Ancient, Medieval, Modern, Contemporary
b)
Renaissance, Enlightenment, Romanticism, Modernism
c)
Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, Modern
d)
Pre-Socratic, Socratic, Post-Socratic, Modern
18.

Cosmocentric

1,000 BCE - 5 CE

a)

Ancient Period

b)

Medieval Period

c)

Modern Period

d)

Contemporary Period

19.

Theocentric

10 CE - 1500

a)

Ancient Period

b)

Medieval Period

c)

Modern Period

d)

Contemporary Period

20.

Anthropocentric

1600 - 1889

a)

Ancient Period

b)

Medieval Period

c)

Modern Period

d)

Contemporary Period

21.

Existentialism

1960 - present

a)

Ancient Period

b)

Medieval Period

c)

Modern Period

d)

Contemporary Period

22.

The center of the universe.

(a)  

23.

The center is God

(a)  

24.

The center is Human.

(a)  

25.

Focuses on human choices / decisions.

(a)  

26.

Who were the most powerful in the Medieval Period?

(a)  

27.

Convert.

Doesn't care about the sufferings behind the success.

(a)  

28.

What are the 6 Branches of Philosophy?

a)

Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Logic, Aesthetics, and Political Philosophy

b)
Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Logic, Aesthetics, and Religion
c)
Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Logic, Aesthetics, and Science
d)
Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Logic, Aesthetics, and Psychology
29.

it is the philosophical branch that studies reality, existence, the nature of being, the physical world, and the universe.

asking basic questions.

can provide questions but can't validate.

a)

Metaphysics

b)

Epistemology

c)

Logic

d)

Ethics

30.

It is often referred to as the theory of knowledge.

It seeks to explain how we acquire knowledge.

can verify sources but can't defend.

a)

Metaphysics

b)

Epistemology

c)

Logic

d)

Ethics

31.

It is the branch of philosophy that studies reasoning.

how to differentiate between good and bad reasoning and how to construct valid arguments.

a)

Metaphysics

b)

Epistemology

c)

Logic

d)

Ethics

32.

It is known as moral philosophy, and is often referred to as the study of morality.

It seeks to address questions about how we should live our lives, how we define proper conduct, and what we mean by the good life.

To justify what is right & wrong.

a)

Metaphysics

b)

Epistemology

c)

Logic

d)

Ethics

33.

It refers to the study of everything related to beauty, art, and good taste.

Appreciation of things.

a)

Epistemology

b)

Logic

c)

Ethics

d)

Aesthetics

34.

It examines various concepts related to politics, government, laws, liberty, justice, rights, authority, state, and even ethics (ethical ruling).


a)

Logic

b)

Ethics

c)

Aesthetics

d)

Political Philosophy

35.

Who is the 1st Philosopher?

(a)  

36.

He was the founder of Milesian School.

He believed the ultimate composition of all things is water.

He believes there is a unifying principle of the universe & he called it "Arche".

(a)  

37.

What is Arche?

(a)  

38.

the student of Thales.

He believed that the unifying element is not water. He called it Apeiron or boundless.

He believed that the planet moves the way he observes the sun & moon.



(a)  

39.

a made-up element of Anaximander.

The gap between the elements.

Boundless.

(a)  

40.

Proto-Evolutionary

(a)  

41.

1st metaphycisist

(a)  

42.

Student of Anaximander.

He believed that the source of all things is Air.

fire <smoke <steam <AIR> mist> water> mud> dirt> stone

(a)  

43.

The school consisted of three philosophers: Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes

(a)  

44.

Mathematician of Samos who obsessed with numbers.

He even ascribed special meaning to numbers.

(a)  

45.

Applied numbers on music.
Founder of Pythagorean Theorem.
Totality of reality can be explained by mathematical laws.


(a)  

46.

He doesn’t believe in anthropomorphism.

He criticized Homer and Hesiod during his time that portrays God in human form.

(a)  

47.

anthropomorphism

a)

belief is God in the form of humans.

b)
Study of human behavior
c)
Study of ancient civilizations
d)
Study of human anatomy
48.

The enigmatic and the dark philosopher.

He believed that fire is the single original element.
Reality is always changing.
He proposed that everything that exists is based on a higher order or plan which he called logos.

(a)  

49.

fire is...

(a)  

50.

"You cannot step the same river twice."

a)
Heraclitus
b)

Parmenides

c)

Zeno of Elea

51.

The reality is an illusion

He believed that it is impossible to create a concept if it is nothing.
He believed that the empty space of arche is nothing.

(a)  

52.

The loyal defender of Parmenides that time and motion is illusion.
Philosophy of Paradox
The paradox of motion.

(a)  

53.

Pluralist philosopher

Everything was composed of four elements known as “four roots
Two forces needed to explain change and movement.
1. Love
2. Hate

(a)  

54.


He replaced four roots with “infinite seeds
The first philosopher to be connected to Athens.
In everything that exists, there is a seed of everything else.

(a)  

55.

The atomist
He saw the world as composed of groups of “atoms.” the Greek word which means “indivisible
He contradicted the idea of Parmenides that empty space of arche is real and has a motion.

(a)