Question 1

What was the main concern of the Pre-Socratic philosophers?

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Rational explanations of nature

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Ethical conduct

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Mythological explanations

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Legal systems

Question 2

The Greek word “arche” refers to:

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Origin or source of all things

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Ultimate truth of religion

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Mythological hero

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God of war

Question 3

Who is known as the “Father of Science”?

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Thales

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Heraclitus

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Pythagoras

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Anaximenes

Question 4

According to Thales, the arche of everything is:

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Water

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Air

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Fire

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Apeiron

Question 5

Which philosopher believed that the moon borrowed its light from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Anaximander

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Heraclitus

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Anaximenes

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Thales

Question 6

What did Anaximander identify as the arche?

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Apeiron (the boundless)

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Fire

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Earth

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Water

Question 7

Which Pre-Socratic thinker used rarefaction and condensation to explain natural processes?

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Anaximenes

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Thales

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Anaximander

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Empedocles

Question 8

Heraclitus is famous for saying:

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No man ever steps in the same river twice.

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Air is the principle of all things.

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The apeiron is infinite.

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All is water.

Question 9

What concept did Parmenides reject?

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Motion and change

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Reincarnation

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Geometry

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Fire as the arche

Question 10

Which philosopher believed that fire was the origin of everything and also called it the Logos?

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Heraclitus

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Thales

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Democritus

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Pythagoras

Question 11

Who proposed that the world is composed of four elements: air, water, earth, and fire?

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Empedocles

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Parmenides

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Anaxagoras

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Anaximenes

Question 12

According to Empedocles, the force that causes elements to combine is:

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Love

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Logos

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Nous

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Chaos

Question 13

What term did Democritus use to describe the smallest indivisible particles of matter?

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Atoms

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Molecules

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Apeiron

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Seeds

Question 14

What did Anaxagoras believe about substances?

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Each thing contains a portion of everything else

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Matter is made of one element

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Only fire exists

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Water is the principle of life

Question 15

The organizing principle in Anaxagoras’ philosophy is:

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Nous (Mind)

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Soul

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Apeiron

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Logos

Question 16

Which of the following philosophers believed in the immutability and indivisibility of atoms?

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Democritus

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Heraclitus

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Thales

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Anaxagoras

Question 17

What school of thought did Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes belong to?

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Milesian School

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Pythagorean School

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Sophist School

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Eleatic School

Question 18

According to the summary, which philosopher said that “all is permanent”?

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Parmenides

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Thales

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Heraclitus

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Democritus

Question 19

Pythagoreanism is mainly concerned with:

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Mathematics, music, and metaphysics

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Atomism

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Fire and air elements

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Mythology and ethics

Question 20

What belief is associated with Pythagoras?

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He coined the term "Philosophy"

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Love and strife as universal forces

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Air as arche

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Atoms are indivisible

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