Question 1

Orphism greatly influenced --------------------&#10;A)aristotle&#10;B)plato&#10;C)socrates&#10;D)thales

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socrates&#10;

Question 2

------------- subscribed to the doctrine of the transmigration of the souls.&#10;A)orphism&#10;B)fideism&#10;C)occultism&#10;D)narcissm

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Orphism is associated with the belief in the transmigration of souls, a concept that involves the soul's rebirth into a new body after death.

Question 3

For ------------------ primary matter was boundless something.&#10;A)anaximander&#10;B)thales&#10;C)anaximenes&#10;D)heraclitus

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Anaximander, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, proposed the concept of the "apeiron" or boundless as the origin of all things, distinguishing his views from other early thinkers who suggested more tangible primary substances.

Question 4

Greek philosophy begins as an enquiry into the --------- world.&#10;A)subjective&#10;B)objective&#10;C)social&#10;D)none of these

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Greek philosophy primarily begins as an inquiry into the objective world, focusing on understanding the nature of reality, the cosmos, and the principles governing it, rather than subjective perceptions or social constructs.

Question 5

According to ----------- the world arises from water and return to water.&#10;A)anaximander&#10;B)thales&#10;C)anaximenes&#10;D)protagoras

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Thales, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus, posited that water is the originating principle (archê) of all things, suggesting that everything emerges from water and ultimately returns to it.

Question 6

------------ held the view that the ultimate stuff of the universe is boundless something.&#10;A)anaximander&#10;B)thales&#10;C)anaximenes&#10;D)protagoras

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Anaximander, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, proposed the concept of the "apeiron" or the boundless/infinite as the origin of all things, distinguishing his view from other early thinkers who suggested more tangible substances like water or air.

Question 7

-------- is the fundamental thing underlying the universe according to Anaximenes.&#10;A)air&#10;B)fire&#10;C)water&#10;D)number

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Anaximenes, a pre-Socratic philosopher from the Milesian school, proposed that air is the fundamental element underlying everything in the universe. He believed that different forms of matter are formed through the condensation and rarefaction of air.

Question 8

---------- stated that all things are full of gods .&#10;A)anaximander&#10;B)thales&#10;C)anaximenes&#10;D)protagoras

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Thales, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus, posited that water is the originating principle of nature and famously stated that all things are full of gods, suggesting a form of animism or hylozoism where everything has a life or divine aspect.

Question 9

------------- held that earth is cylindrical in shape and moves freely in space.&#10;A)anaximander&#10;B)thales&#10;C)anaximenes&#10;D)protagoras

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Anaximander, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, proposed the idea that the Earth was shaped like a cylinder and floated freely in space, not supported by anything. This was a significant departure from the more common flat Earth models of the time.

Question 10

------------ calls his infinite boundless matter God.&#10;A)anaximander&#10;B)thales&#10;C)anaximenes&#10;D)protagoras

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Anaximander referred to the apeiron, an infinite or boundless substance, as the origin of all things, which can be conceptually linked to his notion of the divine or what he might have considered as "God."

Question 11

According to ------------ the primary air is regulated by the opposed principles of condensation and rarefaction.&#10;A)anaximander&#10;B)thales&#10;C)anaximenes&#10;D)protagoras

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The answer of According to ------------ the primary air is...

Question 12

----------- declared that whatever exists,exists in number.&#10;A)protogoras&#10;B)pythagoras&#10;C)plato&#10;D)aristotle

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The answer of ----------- declared that whatever exists,exists in number.&#10;A)protogoras&#10;B)pythagoras&#10;C)plato&#10;D)aristotle...

Question 13

-------------tried to show that things are numbers in some arbitrary manner.&#10;A)eleatics&#10;B)milesians&#10;C)samoans&#10;D)pythagoreans

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The answer of -------------tried to show that things are numbers...

Question 14

According to ------------- change alone is real , and manyness and changes are unreal.&#10;A)heraclitus&#10;B)parmenides&#10;C)plato&#10;D)aristotle

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The answer of According to ------------- change alone is real...

Question 15

--------- holds the identity of thought and being.&#10;A)heraclitus&#10;B)parmenides&#10;C)plato&#10;D)aristotle

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The answer of --------- holds the identity of thought and...

Question 16

-----------belongs to the Eleatic school.&#10;A)heraclitus&#10;B)parmenides&#10;C)plato&#10;D)aristotle

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The answer of -----------belongs to the Eleatic school.&#10;A)heraclitus&#10;B)parmenides&#10;C)plato&#10;D)aristotle...

Question 17

------- is the sole reality according to Parmenides.&#10;A)being&#10;B)not-being&#10;C)becoming&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of ------- is the sole reality according to...

Question 18

According to Parmenides the world that presented to us through senses is -----.&#10;A)being&#10;B)not-being&#10;C)real&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of According to Parmenides the world that presented...

Question 19

------------ makes the distinction between sense and reason.&#10;A)parmenides&#10;B)heraclitus&#10;C)protagoras&#10;D)aristotle

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The answer of ------------ makes the distinction between sense and...

Question 20

----------- is the doctrine that the sense world is an appearence&#10;A)idealism&#10;B)realism&#10;C)materialism&#10;D)monism

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The answer of ----------- is the doctrine that the sense...

Question 21

According to ----------- only being is , becoming is not at all.&#10;A)heraclitus&#10;B)pythagoreans&#10;C)eleatics&#10;D)parmenides

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The answer of According to ----------- only being is ,...

Question 22

According to ------------- being and not being are in everything at one and the same time.&#10;A)heraclitus&#10;B)pythagoreans&#10;C)eleatics&#10;D)parmenides

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The answer of According to ------------- being and not being...

Question 23

For ----------- both being and not being are equally real .&#10;A)heraclitus&#10;B)pythagoreans&#10;C)eleatics&#10;D)parmenides

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The answer of For ----------- both being and not being...

Question 24

According to ------------- being has not being in it.&#10;A)heraclitus&#10;B)pythagoreans&#10;C)eleatics&#10;D)parmenides

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to ------------- being has not being...

Deck 1: Greek Philosophical Beliefs and Theories