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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. How does every society and government ruins itself?
(a) by letting down their guard
(b) by growing tired
(c) by enabling excess in principle
(d) by being too constrictive

2. What does Socrates ask Cephalus to define?
(a) the meaning of the word moral
(b) the blessing he receives from education
(c) the best form of government
(d) the greatest blessing he receives from wealth

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

4. What does Aristotle establish in Athens?
(a) a school of oratory
(b) a system of exchange
(c) a scientific museum
(d) a political party

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Although science and philosophy exists in Greece before their times, who were the teachers who greatly advanced the fields?

2. How is Plato's early life best described?

3. Who are the students of Socrates?

4. When does Plato return to Athens and begin to write?

5. What is one result of Aristotle's prolific output of writing?

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