Birth of Philosophy
Origin/Arjé
School of Miletus
Monist Philosophers
Pluralistic Philosophers
100
Where was philosophy born?
A. Turkey
B. Greece
C. Ionia
D. Gelves
C. Ionia
100
Who thought water was the origin of everything?
A. Thales
B. Plato
C. Democritus
D. Aquaman
A. Thales
100
Who founded the School of Miletus?
A. Juana de Arco
B. Anaximander of Miletus
C. Parmenides
D. Thales of Miletus
D. Thales of Miletus
100
Who was the “first idealistic philosopher”?
A. Phythagoras
B. Parmenides
C. Heraclitus
D. Socrates
B. Parmenides
100
What was Anaxagoras known for being?
A. The first “idealistic philosopher”
B. The “first teleological philosopher”
C. Very handsome
D. The one who thought about atoms in the void
B. The “first teleological philosopher”
200
Why did the Greeks have free time to think?
A. Because they were on vacation
B. Because they were “ninis”
C. Because of slavery
D. Because the extreme Mediterranean heat often kept them indoors
C. Because of Slavery
200
Who thought air was the origin of everything?
A. Anaximenes
B. Anaximander
C. Thales of Miletus
D. Lamine Pañal
A. Anaximenes
200
Why do we consider Thales de Miletus the first philosopher in history?
A. He was the first to explain the origin of the cosmos through natural causes and not mythology
B. He was the discoverer of the cosmos
C. He thought that water was very important
D. He loved to discuss with other people in his population
A. He was the first to explain the origin of the cosmos through natural causes and not mythology
200
Who of the following philosophers is not a Monist?
A. Anaxagoras
B. Anaximander
C. Democritus
D. Thales
C. Democritus
200
Who of the following philosophers is not Pluralistic?
A. Parmenindes
B. Empedodes
C. Democritus
D. Herclitus
B. Empedodes
300
What promoted discussion and reflection?
A. Olive harvest seasons created long periods of rest where thinkers gathered to exchange ideas.
B. Democracy
C. Strict city curfews at night left people with little else to do but talk and reflect
D. Long meals with friends
B. Democracy
300
Who thought that the origin of everything was THE ONE, the primitive monad which, breathing in the void, produces multiplicity?
A. Heraclitus
B. Mourinho (The Special One)
C. Aristotle
D. Pythagoras
D. Pythagoras
300
Who were the two most important philosophers of the School of Miletus after Thales?
A. Anaximander and Anaximenes
B. Anaximander and Anaxagoras
C. Anaximenes and Anaxagoras
D. Thales and Miletus
A. Anaximander and Anaximenes
300
Who was the priestess of Pythagoras?
A. Elizabeth II
B. Hypatia of Alexandria
C. Aspasia
D. Themistoclea
D. Themistoclea
300
What was the basic principle of reality for Democritus?
A. Clouds
B. Ounces
C. Micro-Particles
D. Atoms
D. Atoms