S3 Philosophy Unit 1

1.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Who was the philosopher that taught by asking questions?

Plato

Socrates

Aristotle

Alexander

2.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which philosopher was a student of Socrates?

Plato

Aristotle

Alexander

3.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which philosopher did not write any books based on the belief that debating was better than writing?

Socrates

Plato

Aristotle

Pluto

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Was Socrates rich or poor?

Rich

Poor

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Socrates made a lot of people angry because...

he kept calling them names.

he kept hitting people randomly.

he kept proving that they weren't as smart as they thought they were.

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Socrates decided he was the wisest man after all because...

he knew a lot more about science than anyone else.

He was aware that he didn't know everything.

He was the oldest man alive.

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Ancient Greeks were the forefathers of philosophy, but which of these philosophers never wrote a thing down?

Epicurus

Socrates

Plato

Aristotle

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Philosophy translates from Greek as...?

The Love of Wisdom

The Love of Thinking

The Love of men called Phil

Ultimate Questions

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the method of teaching created by Socrates?

The Socratic Method

The Sophists

Quiz Iz

Slideshows

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Plato was

Greek

Roman

Swedish

English

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Allegory of the Cave was written by...

Plato

Socrates

Sartre

Descartes

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In the allegory, the prisoners represent...

people locked up in prison

people who do not realise the true nature of reality

Aristotle's friends

Philosophy students at Carnoustie High School

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

According to Plato, the escaped prisoner who is let out of the cave is like...

people who have studied philosophy and understand the true nature of reality

students who study maths

artists who represent the Forms in a much closer way than we see reality

prisoners who have finished their sentence and go home to their families

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In the allegory, the sun represents...

Plato

the Form of Beauty

the Form of Good/ true nature of Reality

death

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In this modern image of Plato's Cave, which people represent the prisoners?

the people chatting under the light

the two people standing at the top of the stairs

the man grabbing the shoulder of the other man and pointing to the door

the people staring at the computer screens

16.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

From our previous conversations in class, what do you think might represent 'the cave' in our lives today? Select as many from the list below that you agree with

social media

celebrities

governments

news channels

our education system

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