Question 1

Socrates says that "all that the soul endures, if directed by _______ ends happiness."

Accepted Answer

A)  virtue
B)  wisdom
C)  prophets
D)  truth B

Question 2

Plato found the Academy in:

Accepted Answer

A)  385 b.c.
B)  381 b.c.
C)  387 b.c.
D)  315 b.c. C

Question 3

Who said, "Virtue is sufficient for happiness"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plato
B)  socrates
C)  xenophon
D)  Aristotle D

Question 4

Socrates was awarded punishment:

Accepted Answer

A)  death
B)  fine
C)  banishment from athens
D)  imprisonment for 3 years

Question 5

The author of the book 'Statesman' is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle
B)  Machiavelli
C)  Plato
D)  none of these

Question 6

Aristotle found his own school which was known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the lyceum
B)  academy
C)  institution
D)  leader

Question 7

Aristotle found his own school in:

Accepted Answer

A)  225 b.c
B)  415 b.c.
C)  335 b.c.
D)  315 b.c.

Question 8

Socrates has become renowned for his contribution to the field of:

Accepted Answer

A)  ethics
B)  economics
C)  chemistry
D)  none of these

Question 9

Who said, "Virtue - all virtue - is knowledge"?

Accepted Answer

A)  socrates
B)  xenophon
C)  Plato
D)  Aristotle

Question 10

Socrates was a Greek ______

Accepted Answer

A)  philosopher
B)  singer
C)  composer
D)  poet

Question 11

Who was the founder of Western philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A)  socrates
B)  Aristotle
C)  Plato
D)  none of these

Question 12

Who is the contemporary of Socrates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristophanes
B)  Aristotle
C)  Homer
D)  none of these

Question 13

"True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing" said by

Accepted Answer

A)  socrates
B)  Aristotle
C)  Homer
D)  Plato

Question 14

Plato is the author of:

Accepted Answer

A)  republic
B)  social contract
C)  history of political thought
D)  none of these

Question 15

The idea that "Virtue is knowledge" is attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle
B)  Plato
C)  montesquieu
D)  socrates

Question 16

According to Plato, Socratesfather was:

Accepted Answer

A)  sophroniscus
B)  Aristophanes
C)  lamprocles
D)  zenexenus

Question 17

'.Political Science begins and ends with the state' is said by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle
B)  professor garner
C)  paul janet
D)  none of these

Question 18

According to Plato ,the following are the three elements in man:

Accepted Answer

A)  reason, justice , equality
B)  reason, spirit , appetite
C)  justice, liberty , equality

Question 19

'The Great but ungrateful pupil of his Master who was born in 384 BC was:

Accepted Answer

A)  socrates
B)  Aristotle
C)  cicero
D)  none of these

Question 20

Who is the student of Socrates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle
B)  Plato
C)  Aristophanes
D)  none of these

Exam 1: Philosophy and Philosophers