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Aristotle, Plato or Socrates? Multiple Choice Quiz

Do you know your Ancient Greek philosophers?
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1. Whose left us no writings so we only learn about him and his philosophy through others' writings?
The main source of information about Socrates are the writings of Plato and Xenophon, Socrates' students. Socrates himself apparently found debate and teaching superior to writing.
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2. Who was a tutor of Alexander the Great?
Aristotle's other notable students include two other kings Ptolemy and Cassandre
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3. Who was a tutor of Plato?
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4. Who was a tutor of Socrates?
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5. Who was a tutor of Aristotle?
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6. Who founded the Academy?
The Platonic Academy (*c. 387 BC, Athens) is the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.
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7. Who is known as "The First Teacher", "Father of Western Philosophy", "The Master" and so on as well as being the founder of a school in Athens called the Lyceum?
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8. Which statue depicts Aristotle?
9. Which statue depicts Plato?
10. Which statue depicts Socrates?
11. Whose wife was Xanthippe?
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12. Who is the author of the Allegory of the Cave that depicts his theory of Forms?
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13. Whose famous (paraphrased) utterance that summarizes his philosophical paradox is "I know that I know nothing."?
It is called the Socratic paradox.
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14. Who created an extensive classification of living things?
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15. Who was sentenced to death by hemlock (poisonous liquid) for corrupting the minds of the youth and for the mockery of divine objects?
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16. Whose name is used in a fixed expression to describe love without sexual or romantic motives because of his philosophical discussion of love (Eros) as a way of reaching wisdom, beauty and the ultimate truth?
Platonic love (however the modern meaning is not identical to what Plato discussed in his writings)
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