Deck 2: Plato and Aristotles Philosophies on Education and Politics

Question 1

Platonic system of education is

A)systematic and progressive
B)systematic but not progressive
C)progressive but not systematic
D)neither systematic nor progressive

Answer 1

systematic and progressive

Question 2

According to the Platonic system of education, Higher Education starts at the age of

A)18
B)20
C)25
D)35

Answer 2

20

Question 3

Plato's system of Communism is meant only for

A)philosophers and soldiers
B)soldiers and workers
C)philosophers soldiers and workers
D)philosophers and workers.

Answer 3

philosophers and soldiers

Question 4

According to Plato's Communism,

A)only the upper class can have property
B)only the lower classes can have property
C)both upper class and lower class can have property
D)nether upper class nor lower class can have property

Question 5

According to Plato, the reason for not giving private property to all classes is because

A)private property is not good for people
B)private property will lead to personal ambitions
C)economic and political power in the same hands is not for state
D)both (b) and (c) above.

Question 6

According to Plato's scheme of Education, Higher Education consists of the study of

A)music and gymnastics
B)logic, mathematics, geometry, astronomy
C)military and diplomatic training
D)none of the above

Question 7

According to Plato's scheme of Education, Gymnastics is good for the

A)body
B)mind
C)spirit
D)none of the above

Question 8

According to Platonic scheme of education, Music is good for

A)body
B)soul
C)both (a) and (b) above
D)none of the above

Question 9

According to Plato, Justice at the individual level means

A)selecting the true vocation in life
B)abiding by the philosopher
C)having the right kind of education at the right age
D)a service in the military at the right time.

Question 10

According to Plato, Justice has

A)only individual dimension
B)only societal dimension
C)both individual and societal dimensions
D)none of the above

Question 11

Platonic concept of Justice at the societal level means division of society into

A)philosophers, soldiers and workers
B)philosophers and soldiers
C)rich and the poor
D)rulers and the ruled

Question 12

According to Plato, the following classes should live in barracks

A)philosophers and slaves
B)masters and slaves
C)philosophers and soldiers
D)none of the above

Question 13

Plato's 'Republic' contains his ideas about

A)justice
B)theory of state
C)theory of education
D)all the above

Question 14

The Academy instituted by Aristotle was called

A)the academy
B)lyceum
C)ecclesia
D)none of the above

Question 15

Who among the following strongly said that "Man is a Political Animal"?

A)socrates
B)plato
C)aristotle
D)none of the above.

Question 16

According to Aristotle, when Family cannot meet all Man's needs, he formed

A)the village
B)the state
C)the commune
D)none of the above

Question 17

According to Aristotle, the following is the highest form of Community

A)the family
B)the village
C)the commune
D)the state

Question 18

Who said, "The State came into being for the sake of good life and continues for the sake of good life" ?

A)socrates
B)plato
C)aristotle
D)none of the above

Question 19

Who said, "Without the State Man cannot realize his destiny"?

A)socrates
B)plato
C)aristotle
D)none of the above

Question 20

According to Aristotle, the State is

A)product of selfishness of man
B)a convenience
C)organic in nature
D)inorganic in nature

Question 21

Who among the following philosophers proposed the evolutionary theory of State?

A)socrates
B)plato
C)aristotle
D)polybius

Question 22

According to Aristotle, the function of the State is

A)good administration
B)economic goodness
C)moral perfection of the individual
D)none of the above

Question 23

Who among the following philosophers proposed a Theory of Slavery?

A)socrates
B)aristotle
C)polybius
D)machiavelli

Question 24

According to Aristotle, the particular quality of a Master is

A)physical strength
B)intellectual strength
C)both physical strength and intellectual strength
D)none of the above

Question 25

In a Master-Slave relationship, according to Aristotle, the Slave is

A)not at all benefitted
B)benefitted
C)selling his work to his master
D)none of the above