Question 1

Greeks called Determinism&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Necessity&#10;B)Compulsion&#10;C)Decomposition&#10;D)Utilitarianism

Accepted Answer

Compulsion&#10;

Question 2

Who was the Greek God of medicine?&#10;A)Appolo&#10;B)Zeus&#10;C)Aesculapius&#10;D)Hercules

Accepted Answer

Aesculapius, also known as Asclepius, is the Greek god associated with healing and medicine.

Question 3

Which writings are the earliest collections of Greek medical works?&#10;A)Pythagorean&#10;B)Hippocratic&#10;C)Leucippus&#10;D)Thales

Accepted Answer

The Hippocratic Corpus is the earliest collection of Greek medical works traditionally attributed to Hippocrates, the "Father of Medicine." These texts form the foundation of Western medical practice and ethics.

Question 4

The Ionian school regarded medicine as &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)An art&#10;B)A science&#10;C)A theoxetical science&#10;D)A practice

Accepted Answer

The Ionian school regarded medicine as an art because they believed that it was a skill that could be learned and practiced, rather than a science that could be understood through reason and logic.

Question 5

Who first suggested that the moon shone by reflected light?&#10;A)Aristotle&#10;B)Leucippus&#10;C)Democritus&#10;D)Anaxagoras

Accepted Answer

Anaxagoras, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, was the first to suggest that the Moon shines not by its own light but by light reflected from the Sun. This was a significant advancement in understanding celestial bodies during ancient times.

Question 6

Whose intervention saved Anaxagoras from death?&#10;A)Anaximenes&#10;B)Hippocrates&#10;C)Pythagoras&#10;D)Pericles

Accepted Answer

Pericles, a prominent and influential Greek statesman, orator, and general of Athens during its golden age, intervened to save Anaxagoras. Anaxagoras, a pre-Socratic philosopher, faced imprisonment and a death sentence for his controversial ideas, which challenged traditional religious views of the time. Pericles, being a close associate and admirer of Anaxagoras, used his influence to save him.

Question 7

Plato was the disciple of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Aristotle&#10;B)Ecphantus&#10;C)Socrates&#10;D)None of these

Accepted Answer

Plato was a disciple of Socrates, who was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy.

Question 8

Which was the first institution devoted to the pursuit of knowledge in the Western world and which lasted for a thousand years?&#10;A)Academy&#10;B)Ionian school&#10;C)Pythagorean school&#10;D)Republic

Accepted Answer

The Academy, founded by Plato in Athens around 387 BC, is considered the first institution devoted to the pursuit of knowledge in the Western world. It lasted until AD 529, when it was closed by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, marking nearly a thousand years of operation.

Question 9

Aristotle was the disciple of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Plato&#10;B)Socrates&#10;C)Theophrastus&#10;D)Eudoxus

Accepted Answer

Aristotle was a disciple of Plato, studying under him at the Academy in Athens.

Question 10

Aristotle interpreted all motion as&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. of natural inclinations&#10;A)Complementary&#10;B)Parallel&#10;C)Opposite&#10;D)Gratification

Accepted Answer

Aristotle interpreted all motion as the gratification of natural inclinations, meaning that objects move or change to fulfill their natural purpose or end.

Question 11

Aristotle had borrowed his idea of cosmogony from&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Plato&#10;B)Ecphantus&#10;C)Eudoxus&#10;D)Leucippus

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The answer of Aristotle had borrowed his idea of cosmogony...

Question 12

Aristotle had setup the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. In opposition to the Academy&#10;A)Lyceum&#10;B)Republic&#10;C)University&#10;D)None of these

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The answer of Aristotle had setup the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. In opposition...

Question 13

Who was the head of the Lyceum from 287 to 269 BC?&#10;A)Aristotle&#10;B)Theophrastus&#10;C)Strato of Lampascus&#10;D)Exodus

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The answer of Who was the head of the Lyceum...

Question 14

Who asserted that earth turned on its own axis?&#10;A)Eudoxus&#10;B)Exogabtus&#10;C)Theophrastus&#10;D)Strato of Lampascus

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The answer of Who asserted that earth turned on its...

Question 15

Who founded Epicureanism?&#10;A)Zeno&#10;B)Euclid&#10;C)Apollonius&#10;D)Epicurus of Samos

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The answer of Who founded Epicureanism?&#10;A)Zeno&#10;B)Euclid&#10;C)Apollonius&#10;D)Epicurus of Samos...

Question 16

Which one among the following does not belong to the Cardinal teachings of Epicurus?&#10;A)Heavenly bodies are divine&#10;B)The highest good is the pleasure&#10;C)The gods do not concern themselves at all with men's affairs&#10;D)The external world resulted from a fortuitous concourse of atoms

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The answer of Which one among the following does not...

Question 17

Epicurus of Samos wanted to set man free from the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Unjust activities of the rulers&#10;B)Social order&#10;C)Various diseases&#10;D)Burden of religion

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The answer of Epicurus of Samos wanted to set man...

Question 18

Who started a 'Museum' or 'Temple of Muses' in Alexandria?&#10;A)Alexander the Great&#10;B)Zeno&#10;C)Ptolemy&#10;D)Diophantus

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The answer of Who started a 'Museum' or 'Temple of...

Question 19

Ptolemy II started the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Museum&#10;B)University&#10;C)Scientific school&#10;D)Royal Library

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The answer of Ptolemy II started the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Museum&#10;B)University&#10;C)Scientific school&#10;D)Royal Library...

Question 20

Ptolemaic dynasty ended with the death of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Ptolemy&#10;B)Cleopatra&#10;C)Alexander the Great&#10;D)Ptolemy II

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The answer of Ptolemaic dynasty ended with the death of...

Question 21

Who instigated the murder of Hypatia in 415?&#10;A)St,Cyril&#10;B)Archbishop Theophilus&#10;C)Ptolemy&#10;D)Alexander

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The answer of Who instigated the murder of Hypatia in...

Question 22

Some of the Alexandrians migrated to &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Rome&#10;B)England&#10;C)Athens&#10;D)France

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The answer of Some of the Alexandrians migrated to &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Rome&#10;B)England&#10;C)Athens&#10;D)France...

Question 23

Byzantium was later known as &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Rome&#10;B)Venice&#10;C)Alexandria&#10;D)Constantinople

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The answer of Byzantium was later known as &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Rome&#10;B)Venice&#10;C)Alexandria&#10;D)Constantinople...

Deck 11: Greek Philosophy and Medicine: A Journey Through Ancient Knowledge