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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the Greek word that means "love of wisdom"? The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge.
rhetoric
philosophy
sophist
oath
- 2. Multiple Choice
the art of public speaking and debate
rhetoric
philosophy
sophist
oath
- 3. Multiple Choice
What group of professional Greek teachers traveled from city to city? They taught rhetoric and rejected the idea of absolute right and wrong.
Sunnis
Dramatists
Sophists
Bards
- 4. Multiple Choice
What Greek philosopher described the ideal form of government in his work titled "The Republic"?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Hippocrates
- 5. Multiple Choice
What Greek philosopher developed a questioning technique designed to get students to think for themselves?
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Hippocrates
- 6. Multiple Choice
What Greek mathematician believed the universe could be expressed in music and numbers? He developed a theorem using right triangles.
Herodotus
Thales
Thucydides
Pythagoras
- 7. Multiple Choice
Who is considered to be the "Father of History" due to his work with the History of the Persian Wars?
Herodotus
Thucydides
Hippocrates
Pythagoras
- 8. Multiple Choice
The ___________________________ is a medical promise to treat all people fairly, and seek to preserve life.
Socratic Method
Pythagorean Theorem
Thales Theory
Hippocratic oath
- 9. Multiple Choice
What Greek philosopher helped advance Greek science and mathematics + he described the "Golden Mean"?
Plato
Aristotle
Herodotus
Pythagoras
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which among the following is considered to be the "father" of history due to his History of the Persian Wars? He tried to explain the past by studying events.
Herodotus
Thucydides
Archimedes
Epicurus
- 11. Multiple Choice
What individual is considered by many to be the greatest historian of the ancient world? He wrote the History of the Peleponnsian War.
Herodotus
Thucydides
Archimedes
Epicurus
- 12. Multiple Choice
What Greek is labeled as the "father of medicine"? He believed disease came from natural causes rather than gods and goddesses.
Thucydides
Euclid
Hippocrates
Socrates
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWho was the philosopher that taught by asking questions?PlatoSocratesAristotleAlexander
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich philosopher opened a school named Lyceum that focused on teaching the sciences?PlatoAristotleSocratesMittens
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich philosopher wrote "The Republic"?PlatoSocratesAristotleConfucious
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the study of knowledge, truth, and the meaning of life called?
biology
philosophy
geography
philosopher
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is the Socratic Method?
an imaginary perfect world
model of the modern university
form of discussion based on asking and answering questions
none of the above
- 18. Multiple Choice
Aristotle taught his students the
"golden mean"
"golden rule"
"silver rule"
Golden Fleece
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