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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aristotle and Greek Science.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do metaphysics and the nature of God fit into Aristotle's curriculum?
(a) his rhetoric
(b) his biology
(c) his theology
(d) his mathematics

2. At his birth in 384 B.C., into what kind of family is Aristotle born?
(a) a medical family
(b) a military family
(c) a family of philosophers
(d) a family of travelers

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 is one result of Aristotle's prolific output of writing?
(a) a need to build larger libraries
(b) an error free reference library
(c) a large amount of errors
(d) a definitive answer to all philosophical questions

5. What comprises Plato's writing style?
(a) drama, science, and sophistry
(b) philosophy, rhetoric, and mathematics
(c) mathematics, rhetoric, and music
(d) philosophy and poetry, science and art

Short Answer Questions

1. To what end does Socrates develop his Socratic Method?

2. What biological notion does Aristotle reject?

3. What is the foundation of Plato's Republic?

4. What method do all the fields of study--science, discipline, art and music--use in common?

5. What does Aristotle teach at the Lyceum?

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