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Who was the philosopher that taught by asking questions?
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Karl Popper
Which philosopher was a student of Socrates?
Plato
Aristotle
Pythagoras
Karl Marx
Which philosopher started an Academy in Greece?
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Husserl
What did Socrates do that got him into trouble?
He tried to overthrow the Athenian government by starting a revolution.
He accused Athenian leaders of leading young people into error and disloyalty.
He abandoned his belief in the gods and goddesses and became a Christian.
He encouraged people to question the very things they thought they knew.
Which of the following best describes democracy in Athens?
Citizens elected representatives to make decisions.
Only free men could speak in the Assembly.
Widows replaced their dead husbands in the Assembly.
Citizens supported oligarchs, who made decisions.
Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
He tried to overthrow the government.
He was corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens.
He stole silver from the treasury.
He protested democracy.
Aristotle's work influenced many scientists.
True
False
According to Plato, the escaped prisoners who leave the cave are like...
philosophers who are pursuing truth and knowledge
artists who represent the shadows in a much closer way than we see reality
students who study mathematics
students who chose not to study
Excessive pride is best described as
hubris
catharsis
hamartia
catastrophe
What is ironic about Oedipus’s declaration of the curse against Laius’s murderer?
The true murderer is already dead.
Oedipus has no power to punish a foreign criminal.
Oedipus is pronouncing his own doom.
The Theban elders already know who the murderer is.
The Oracle at Delphi proclaimed that Oedipus’ fate was to
Kill his father and marry his mother
Kill the King of Thebes by accident
Leave Corinth to save the city of Thebes
Have four children with his mother
What makes Oedipus Rex a tragedy?
The downfall of the antagonist
The downfall of someone once proud & powerful
The sins committed by the protagonist
This is not a tragedy; it is a comedy
What did Sophocles want readers/audiences to question/consider?
The power of the gods over one’s destiny.
The role & power of one’s fate.
The role of an individual’s free will.
All of the above
What makes this work of literature still relevant so many centuries later?
The personality of the protagonist makes him a relevant character, even in modern times.
The play explores what it means to be a good leader.
Many people today still debate over the power of fate & free will.
All of these
The father of democracy was
Cleistenes
Pericles
Odysseus
Pliny the Elder
The father of history was
Herodotus
Pliny the Younger
Plato
Aristotle
Women were treated as equal to men in Athenian life.
True
False
Which city-state trained their soldiers very hard from the age of seven?
Athens
Sparta
Thebes
How would you best describe the Athenian way of life?
Educated, to encourage free thinkers
Nice, to make people feel welcomed
Harsh, to prepare their city-state for war
Free, the men and women had many choices
How would you best describe the Spartan way of life?
Educated, to encourage free thinkers
Nice, to make people feel welcomed
Harsh, to prepare their city-state for war
Free, the men and women had many choices
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Athens
Sparta
What was the main export of Greece?
olive oil
animal skins
wood
grain
What was a polis, or the basic unit of government in ancient Greece?
city-state
country
department
county
"An unexamined life is not worth living" means
you should think about your actions and decisions in life to give it more meaning
you can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose
be careful what you wish for
you should constantly be alert to your surroundings
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