History of Greek Philosophy MCQ Questions and Answers

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Which school marked the beginning of Pre-Socratic period?

A) Epicureans B) Stoics C) Ionion D) Eleatic

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Answer: Option C

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The Earth, according to Thales, is a

A) bowl floating on the water B) disc floating on the water C) plate of any metal D) None of the above

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Answer: Option B

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What is said to be the origin of CIassical Western philosophy?

A) Greece B) Ancient Greece C) Medieval Greece D) Renaissance

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Answer: Option B

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Ionic philosophers are said to . . . . . . . ., as they are . . . . . . . .

A) Hyclists, materialsit B) Matter, from C) Conceptual, descriptive D) Hylomorphist, form

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Answer: Option A

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What is primary matter for Anaximander?

A) Boundless something B) Boundless anything C) Understandable D) Appearance

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Answer: Option A

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Does Zeno, accepts the ontology of Parmenides?

A) Yes B) No

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Answer: Option A

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Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a. Seven sages	1. Anaximens
b. Flux	2. Protagoras
c. Rarefaction	3. Thales
d. Atomist	4. Heraclits

A) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4 B) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 C) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1 D) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4

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Answer: Option B

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Match the following.

List-I	List-II
a. Pre-Socratic	1. Heraclitus
b. Sophist to Aristotle	2. Plato
c. Post-Aristotelian	3. Stocis
d. Classical Western philosophy	4. Ancient Greece

A) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 B) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 C) a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2 D) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

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Answer: Option D

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The scientific side of the philosophy of Socrates is referred as what?

A) Doctrine of Knowledge B) Doctrine of Ignorance C) Doctrine Concept D) Doctrine of Term

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Answer: Option A

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Which statement is true in the light of Leucippus?
1. Reality is empty
2. Reality is void
3. Plurality exist among things
4. There is motion that keeps things moving

A) Only 4 B) 1 and 3 C) None of these D) All of these

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Answer: Option D

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