Above the entrance to his Academy was the following quote, ‘let none who has not learned ______ enter here. What goes in the blank’:
A.Physics B.Geometry C.Astronomy D.Arithmetic
PLATO
Who said ‘Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment’:
A.Eratosthenes B.Plato C.Diophantus D.Eppipides
Who said ‘Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed their hold and have escaped, not from one master, but from many:”
A.Eratosthenes B.Plato C.Diophantus D.Eppipides
Which subject does Socrates discuss in “Euthyphro”?
A.Piety, and our duties toward the gods B.The need to discipline children properly C.The purpose of art and music D.How to determine if a war is just
In Plato’s “Crito,” Crito tries, unsuccessfully, to convince Socrates to do which of the following things?
A.Become the new king of Athens B.Renounce his philosophy C.Urge the masses to rise up in revolt D.Flee from Athens
What is the subject of Plato’s “The Symposium”?
A.War B.Love C.Death D.Justice
In “The Symposium”, what Greek playwright suggests that all human beings are seeking their missing other halves?
A.Aristophanes B.Aeschylus C.Sophocles D.Euripides
According to Palto’s “Phaedo”, what was Socrates’ demeanor in his cell, as he awaited his pending execution?
A.Extremely afraid B.Angered by the injustice of his sentence C.Pleasant, calm and resigned to his fate D.Saddened and depressed
In which Greek city was Plato died?
A.Sparta B.Stagira C.Athens D.None of these