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According to Aristotle what was the 'golden mean?'
a) the use of gold as currency
b) the middle position between two extremes
c) the use of gold as the average to judge all men
d) being able to pick the correct side in a debate

Who was Aristotle?
a) student of Socrates
b) student of Plato
c) student of Alexander the Great
d) student of Hippocrates

What school did Aristotle create?
a) The Academy
b) The Republic
c) The Lyceum
d) The School of Thought

What is the Hippocratic Oath?
a) a set of promises about how philosophers will approach the achievement of knowledge
b) a set of promises about how a government should be run in an ideal society
c) a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine
d) a set of promises about basing historical documents on facts

Who was Socrates greatest student?
a) Aristotle
b) Alexander
c) Herodotus
d) Plato

What school did Plato create in Athens?
a) The Academy
b) The Republic
c) The Lyceum
d) The House of Plato

What did Plato write about in his book 'The Republic?'
a) It described his plan for the ideal school
b) It described his plan for the ideal society and government
c) It described his plan for the ideal army and navy
d) It described his plan to bring democracy to other city-states

How was Socrates put to death?
a) by firing squad
b) by hanging
c) by drinking poison hemlock
d) Socrates escaped and was never put to death

What did Socrates believe?
a) He believed the way to happiness was to follow the Four Noble Truths
b) He believed the purpose of life was to eliminate suffering
c) He believed there are no absolutes
d) He believed in absolute truth

What was the Socratic Method?
a) A description of how doctors should behave
b) a common style of dance in ancient Greecd
c) a philosophical method of questioning to gain truth
d) a way to make information become public knowledge

Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
a) He was charged with urging the young to rebel against the government
b) He changed their religion from polytheism to monotheism
c) He was able to prove the Greek gods/goddesses were false
d) He introduced the worship of Yahweh

Who were the Sophists?
a) Greek warriors known for carrying a round shield and long spear
b) Greek teachers of philosophy, reasoning, and public speaking
c) Philosophers who believed that the purpose of life is to look for happiness and peace
d) Philosophers who believed that people should not try to feel joy or sadness

What is rhetoric?
a) the art of public speaking and debate
b) a type of food traditionally prepared in ancient Greece
c) a philosophical method of questioning to gain truth
d) to make information public

Who is the 'Father of History?'
a) Socrates
b) Herodotus
c) Hippocrates
d) Cleisthenes

Who wrote a history of the Persian Wars?
a) Plato
b) Aristotle
c) Herodotus
d) Thucydides

Who wrote 'The History of the Peloponnesian War?'
a) Herodotus
b) Thucydides
c) Plato
d) Aristotle

Why did Thucydides study the cause and effects of events?
a) He found that cause and effect made for more exciting stories
b) He wanted to create accurate records for future doctors to follow
c) He wanted to prove the existence of the gods
d) He believed future generations could learn from the past

What did Pythagoras teach his students?
a) that the universe followed the same laws that governed math and music
b) that people should 'love thy neighbor'
c) that everything in the world was made up of tiny 'seeds'
d) that the purpose of life was to avoid feelings like joy and sadness

What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
a) an early theory explaining why boats can float
b) the idea that doctors should care for all patients
c) a way to determine the length of the sides of a triangle
d) the idea that the gods play a role in everyday events

Who was Hippocrates?
a) the 'Father of Medicine'
b) the 'Father of Democracy'
c) the 'Father of History'
d) the 'Father of Philosophy'

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