Political Science Mcqs — Test 110
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Question 1
In which Greek city was Plato born?
Question 2
In which Greek city was Plato died?
Question 3
Plato and his most esteemed student, Aristotle, both appear in the painting “The School of Athens” by which Renaissance masster?
Question 4
Plato was born in:____________?
Question 5
What is the primary subject of Socrates’ dialogues with Thaetetus?
Question 6
Plato established an important method which has been passed down through the ages. That is that, when one has a problem that has already been solved, one can work backwards from it until a statement can be reached of which the veracity has already been determined. In other words, a method of attaining proofs. In which of his works was this method established?
Question 7
Which of Plato’s works describes the trial of Socrates, and Socrates’ defense against charges that he was corrupting the youth of Athens?
Question 8
Plato’s writings mostly take the form of _______ , in which knowledge is revealed as two characters ask and answer questions of each other:
Question 9
Which work of Plato’s was most influenced by the mystical-scientificideas of the pythagoreans?
Question 10
In “The Symposium” what Greek playwright suggests that all human beings are seeking their missing other halves?