In which Greek city was Plato born?

A. Sparta
B. Stagira
C. Athens
D. None of these

In which Greek city was Plato died?

A. Sparta
B. Stagira
C. Athens
D. None of these

Plato and his most esteemed student, Aristotle, both appear in the painting “The School of Athens” by which Renaissance masster?

A. Michaelangelo
B. Raphael
C. Leonardo da vinci
D. Titian

Plato was born in:____________?

A. 427 b.c.
B. 437 b.c.
C. 417 b.c.
D. 327 b.c.

What is the primary subject of Socrates’ dialogues with Thaetetus?

A. The nature of human knowledge
B. Whether or not god exists
C. The best form of civic government
D. The origin of the universe

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?

A. Politicus
B. Meno
C. Protagoras
D. Phaedo

Which of Plato’s works describes the trial of Socrates, and Socrates’ defense against charges that he was corrupting the youth of Athens?

A. Crito
B. Meno
C. The apology
D. Timaeus

Plato’s writings mostly take the form of _______ , in which knowledge is revealed as two characters ask and answer questions of each other:

A. Dialogues
B. Apology
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these

Which work of Plato’s was most influenced by the mystical-scientificideas of the pythagoreans?

A. Crito
B. Apology
C. Chermides
D. Timaeus

In “The Symposium” what Greek playwright suggests that all human beings are seeking their missing other halves?

A. Aristophanes
B. Aeschylus
C. Sophocles
D. Euripides