1.
Name the ancient philosopher who wrote "The Republic":
A.
Eratosthenes
B.
Plato
C.
Diophantus
D.
Eppipides
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
2.
After years of travel and study, Plato founded the Academy in:
A.
357 B.C.
B.
367 B.C.
C.
377 B.C.
D.
387 B.C.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
3.
Who was the mentor of Plato?
A.
Xenophon
B.
Aristotle
C.
Socrates
D.
None of these
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
4.
_________ was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first Institution of higher learning in the Western world:
A.
Plato
B.
Aristotle
C.
Socrates
D.
None of these
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
5.
Who was the teacher of Plato?
A.
Xenophon
B.
Aristotle
C.
Socrates
D.
None of these
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
6.
Who was the student of Plato?
A.
Xenophon
B.
Aristotle
C.
Socrates
D.
None of these
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
7.
Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science:
A.
Socrates
B.
Xenophon
C.
Aristotle
D.
Plato
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
8.
Which student of Plato developed the system of concentric spheres that became the epicycles of the Ptolemaic astronomical system?
A.
Socrates
B.
Xenophon
C.
Aristotle
D.
Eudoxus
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
9.
Eudoxus was born in:
A.
Sparta
B.
Stagira
C.
Athens
D.
Cnidus Peninsula
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
10.
Who said "Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty:"
A.
Eratosthenes
B.
Plato
C.
Diophantus
D.
Eppipides
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
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