Classical Western Philosophy Set 3

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This set of Classical Western Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Classical Western Philosophy Set 3

Q1 | The thinkers of Milesian school were the thinkers of ------
  • metaphysics
  • nature
  • religion
  • idealism
Answer: nature
Q2 | Pythagoras was born on-------
  • samos
  • iona
  • athens
  • all are false
Answer: samos
Q3 | Who believed in the immortality, transmigration, and reincarnation ofsouls?
  • ionians
  • atomists
  • pythagoras
  • eleatic
Answer: pythagoras
Q4 | Who included various dietary restrictions against meat and beans.
  • thales
  • pythagoras
  • anaximander
  • socrates
Answer: pythagoras
Q5 | Central to Pythagoreanism is the idea that --------- accounts takeprecedence over material things.
  • numbers
  • zeros
  • music
  • god
Answer: numbers
Q6 | The order of the world is the result of a harmony, which was alsothought to consist in numerical ratios is the philosophy of
  • spirit over matter
  • realism
  • pythagoras
  • materialism
Answer: pythagoras
Q7 | ------is a Philosopher who made a distinction between mind and matter
  • anaxagoras
  • thales
  • socrates
  • democritus
Answer: anaxagoras
Q8 | Who said that everything is a mixture of earth, air, fire, and water
  • anaximander
  • plato
  • socrates
  • anaxagoras
Answer: anaxagoras
Q9 | ------- philosopher is the main source of Anaxagoras
  • socrates
  • pythagoras
  • plato
  • herodotus
Answer: plato
Q10 | -----gave a power and grandeur to Athenian Democracy
  • pericles
  • thales
  • protagoras
  • anaximander
Answer: pericles
Q11 | -- --is an important element introduced by Anaxagoras into hisphilosophy and it is the cause of motion.
  • change
  • god
  • matter
  • mind/ nous
Answer: mind/ nous
Q12 | The atomists are the last pre-Socratics and they follow------
  • physis
  • religion
  • theism
  • idealism
Answer: physis
Q13 | The word atom means ----
  • cuttable
  • thesis
  • antithesis
  • uncuttable
Answer: uncuttable
Q14 | ------is believed to be a disciple of Leucippus
  • protagoras
  • democritus
  • anaximander
  • plato
Answer: democritus
Q15 | ------ say that all things consist of a single kind of matter broken intotiny particles.
  • plato
  • aristotle
  • atomists
  • protagoras
Answer: atomists
Q16 | Who claimed that there are two fundamental types of elements: atomsand void.
  • socrates
  • atomists
  • plato
  • idealist
Answer: atomists
Q17 | Who held that the atoms were so small as to be invisible?
  • democritus
  • pythagoras
  • aristotle
  • plato
Answer: democritus
Q18 | Sophia which means -----
  • wisdom
  • speech
  • action
  • concept
Answer: wisdom
Q19 | Protagoras a native of --------in northeast Greece
  • clazomen
  • samos
  • stagira
  • abdera
Answer: abdera
Q20 | Who was the first of the professional Sophists?
  • socrates
  • democritus
  • protagoras
  • plato
Answer: protagoras
Q21 | Who said that instead of speaking well think well?
  • thales
  • aristotle
  • plato
  • socrates
Answer: socrates
Q22 | Truth and On the Gods are the woks of -------
  • plato
  • socrates
  • protagoras
  • anaximander
Answer: protagoras
Q23 | ------ were more concerned with public speaking, rather than thinkingwell.
  • materialists
  • rationalists
  • idealists
  • sophists
Answer: sophists
Q24 | Man is the measure of all things, says -----
  • leucippus
  • protagoras
  • socrates
  • aristotle
Answer: protagoras
Q25 | Maieutic means -----
  • midwifery
  • dialectical
  • perceptual
  • universal
Answer: midwifery
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