The Story of Philosophy Quiz Questions | Quiz: Plato to Friedrich Nietzsche

Quiz: Plato to Friedrich Nietzsche

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Where is Francois Arouet when he starts using the pen name, Voltaire?
a) imprisoned in the Bastille
b) recuperatiing from cholera
c) studying at Oxford
d) sailing to the Americas

2. What does Spinoza say the language of the Bible is?
a) metaphorical
b) mystical
c) metaphysical
d) magnatudinal

3. What is lacking in Aristotle's philosophy that is so evident in Plato's?
a) a good use of rhetoric
b) a means of testing
c) a reforming zeal
d) a clear objective

4. What does Bacon call for elimination in his philosophy?
a) public education
b) the model of the philosopher king
c) a private banking system
d) several errors he calls idols

5. What concept...
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