Greek Philosophers

Q. Name the person who compounded the Greek philosophy 'knowledge is virtue: virtue is knowledge'?

1. Socrates
2. Plato
3. Aristotle
4. Alexander

Q. ‘Iliad’ and ‘Odyssey’ were written by____.

1. Plato
2. Socrates
3. Aristotle
4. Homer

Q. To avoid the social and political disintegration of Athens, put forward the ideals of ethics, philosophy and education with respect to society.

1. Plato
2. Aristotle
3. Socrates

Q. Arrange the following Greeks as per master-disciple relationships; masters followed by the disciples.

1. Alexander
2. Plato
3. Socrates
4. Aristotle

Q. The learning centre founded by Aristotle was called .

1. Lyceum
2. Antigone
3. Oedipus

Q. The fourth paragraph (lines 50-56) indicates that Platos principal objection to poetry (line 50) was its

1. confusing language
2. widespread popularity
3. depiction of turbulent events
4. misrepresentation of historical figures
5. influence on peoples morals

Q. Socrates believed that virtue is the outcome of knowledge and that evil is fundamentally ignorance. This is an early instance of the belief that the intellectual or rational is dominant in man and morally superior.
Socrates' point of view as described in the passage implies which of the following conclusions about evil people?

1. They are unable to achieve complete self knowledge
2. They are inherently virtuous but incapable of showing it
3. They often dominate those who are morally superior
4. They are ignorant

Q. The philosophies of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, were warmly accepted by their contemporary societies.

1. True
2. False