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Quiz no. 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. In the history of Philosophy, what period covers the 14th - 16th century?
a)
Medieval Philosophy
b)
Scholasticism
c)
Modern Philosophy
2.
2. Who are the philosophers who lived before Socrates?
a)
Pre - Socratics
b)
Precursors of Socrates
c)
Philo - Socratic
3.
3. What is the fundamental concept that represent the origin, source, or underlying principle of everything in the universe?
a)
Apeiron
b)
Pyrrho
c)
Arche
4.
4. Who is the first Pre - Socratic philosopher who believed that water is the origin of everything?
a)
Thales of Miletus
b)
Anaximenes
c)
Anaxagoras
5.
5. Anaximander, being the first metaphysical philosopher, believed that this is the origin of everything. What is his arche?
a)
Pyrrho
b)
Apeiron
c)
Nous
6.
6. What does apeiron mean?
a)
Finite
b)
Limited
c)
Limitless or Boundless
7.
7. Who is the Pre - Socratic Philosopher who formulated that air is the arche of everything?
a)
Anaximenes
b)
Anaximander
c)
Herodotus
8.
8. Who is the last Pre-Socratic philosopher?
a)
Socrates
b)
Heraclitus
c)
Leucippus
9.
9. What is the arche for Heraclitus?
a)
Air
b)
Water
c)
Fire
10.
10. According to Heraclitus, what does fire symbolizes?
a)
Change
b)
Heat
c)
Everything