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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. What does the King of Syracuse learn that causes him to cancel his invitation to Plato to organize Utopia?
(a) that he must leave his throne
(b) that Plato is unpopular in Athens
(c) that he will have to work for a living
(d) that he must share his wealth

2. When is Plato born?
(a) in the fourth century B.C.
(b) in the first century B. C.
(c) Ca 400 B. C.
(d) in the second century B. C.

3. How is Plato's early life best described?
(a) an idle life and a failure as a soldier
(b) a comfortable athletic youth and a successful soldier
(c) a playboy and a religious fanatic
(d) a life of poverty and destitution

4. What does Plato say early education should do?
(a) form good habits
(b) teach logistics
(c) indoctrinate
(d) only amuse

5. What is the foundation of Plato's Republic?
(a) allowing individuality to flourish
(b) destroying individuality for an idealized state
(c) creating contributing classes of people
(d) putting the state in a subservient position

Short Answer Questions

1. What comprises Plato's writing style?

2. What question does Plato raise to lead into a discussion of Utopia?

3. What does Democritus claim that Aristotle disagrees with?

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

5. At what age does Plato advocate taking children from their parents to avoid learning bad habits?

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