Question 1

.………………is considered as the founder of the atomistic school.
A)thales
B)anaxiander
C)leucippus
D)aristotle

Accepted Answer

Leucippus is considered the founder of the atomistic school, which proposed that the universe is composed of very small, indivisible, and indestructible building blocks known as atoms.

Question 2

Crito is a work of………………….
A)plato
B)aristotle
C)socrates
D)protagoras

Accepted Answer

Crito is a work written by Plato, which features a conversation between Socrates and his friend Crito regarding justice, injustice, and the appropriate response to injustice.

Question 3

Plato wrote…………………
A)the city of god
B)phaedo
C)summa theologica
D)proslogium

Accepted Answer

Plato wrote "Phaedo," which is a dialogue that discusses the immortality of the soul before Socrates' execution. "The City of God" was written by Augustine, "Summa Theologica" by Thomas Aquinas, and "Proslogion" by Anselm of Canterbury.

Question 4

Aristotle gives ………..supreme categories of thought.
A)eight
B)ten
C)nine
D)seven

Accepted Answer

Aristotle identifies ten supreme categories of thought, which are intended to enumerate all the possible kinds of things that can be the subject or the predicate of a proposition.

Question 5

According to………………. faith and reason are neither mutually exclusive nor contradictory but are mutually complementary
A)socrates
B)plato
C)aristotle
D)st.augustine,

Accepted Answer

St. Augustine, a Christian theologian and philosopher, held that faith and reason are complementary. He believed that understanding (reason) and belief (faith) work together to lead one to truth, particularly in matters of religious belief.

Question 6

St. Anselm's ontological argument proceeds from the idea of God to God as…………… as existent.
A)an idea
B)the cause
C)a reality
D)a number

Accepted Answer

St. Anselm's ontological argument moves from the concept of God to the conclusion that God exists as a reality, not just as an idea or concept. This argument posits that if one can conceive of a being than which none greater can be conceived, it must exist in reality because existence in reality is greater than existence in the mind alone.

Quiz 5: Philosophical Thinkers and Their Works

.………………is considered as the founder of the atomistic school.

Crito is a work of………………….

Plato wrote…………………

Aristotle gives ………..supreme categories of thought.

According to………………. faith and reason are neither mutually exclusive nor contradictory but are mutually complementary

St. Anselm's ontological argument proceeds from the idea of God to God as…………… as existent.