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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event makes the rival schools of Stoicism and Epicureanism split philosophically?
(a) the arrival of missionaries from the East
(b) the resurgance of Judaism
(c) the Romans' arrival in 46 B.C.
(d) the disintegration of public infrastructures

2. Eventually what does Alexander's conquests in Asia open up to the Greeks?
(a) important trade routes
(b) Eastern monotheism
(c) cults and superstitious faiths
(d) lavish lifestyles

3. What question does Plato raise to lead into a discussion of Utopia?
(a) if an oligarchy is an appropriate government
(b) if it is better to be good or to be strong
(c) if democracy in Athens is working
(d) if everyone is satisfied

4. What is Aristotle's foundation of logic?
(a) the way to ask Socratic questions
(b) the art and method of correct thinking
(c) the art of listening
(d) the way to make a syllogysm

5. What becomes the unifying element in Plato's description of justice?
(a) the good of the children
(b) the sharing of the wealth
(c) the welfare of the group
(d) the quality of the laws

Short Answer Questions

1. What philosophy does Bacon accept in his Essays?

2. What are the only three things worthwhile in Plato's ethical solution?

3. What biological notion does Aristotle reject?

4. What is Spinoza's second book?

5. Where is a meeting held to discuss the Republic?

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