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Greek philosophers and scientists - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 391 times
- The average score is 9 of 20
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Athens Academy founder. Theory of Forms. Atlantis. (423 - 347 BC) | Plato | 96%
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| Tutor of Alexander the great. Logic. Golden Mean. (384 - 322 BC) | Aristotle | 92%
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| Teacher of the above. Ethics. Sentenced to death by drinking hemlock. (469 - 399 BC) | Socrates | 91%
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| Philosopher, mathematician, religious movement founder. a2 + b2 = c2. (570 - 495 BC) | Pythagoras | 88%
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| Mathematician, physicist, astonomer, inventor. From Syracuse. Eureka! (287 - 212 BC) | Archimedes | 71%
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| Physician. Father of western medicine. His oath is still in use today. (460 - 370 BC) | Hippocrates of Cos | 64%
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| From Miletus. He measured the height of pyramids. 5 Theorems (624 - 546 BC) | Thales of Miletus | 57%
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| Alexandria. Father of Geometry. "Elements". His name in greek means "Good glory". | Euclid | 56%
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| Born in Abdera. Atomism. Father of modern science. (460 - 370 BC) | Democritus | 46%
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| Philosopher born in Sinope. Cynic philosophy. Asceticism. (412 - 323 BC) | Diogenes of Sinope | 46%
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| Born in Ephesus. The Obscure philosopher. "Everything flows" (panta rhei) (c.535 - 475 BC) | Heraclitus | 41%
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| Pleasure and Pain. Materialism. Infinite and Eternal Universe. (341 - 270 BC) | Epicurus | 39%
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| From Citius Cyprus. Stoic school. Stoicism: Goodness and Peace of mind. (334 - 262 BC) | Zeno of Citium | 37%
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| Eleatic school. 2 views of reality: the way of Truth and the way of Opinion. (c.515 - 450 BC) | Parmenides | 29%
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| Born in Abdera Thrace. Sophist. "Man is the measure of all things". (490 - 420 BC) | Protagoras | 26%
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| Mathematician. First calculation of earth circumference. Prime numbers sieve. (276-194 BC) | Eratosthenes of Cyrene | 20%
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| Philosopher from Agrigentum. Cosmogenic theory. The 4 Elements. (490 - 430 BC) | Empedocles | 17%
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| Astronomer from Samos. He put the planets in their correct order of distance around the Sun. (310 -230 BC) | Aristarchus of Samos | 13%
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| Astronomer, mathematician. Star catalog. Method to predict solar eclipses. (190 - 120 BC) | Hipparchus of Nicaea | 5%
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| Conics. Gave the names Ellipse, Parabola, Hyperbola. Moon crater with his name (262 - 190 BC) | Apollonius of Perga | 3%
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