Self-Evaluation Quiz

SCORM Quiz
Who is said to be the father of science?

Anaximenes
Thales
Anaxagoras

Who thought out the first atomic theory?

Parmenides
Thales
Democritus

Who thought that nature could be explained by numbers?

Pythagoras
Eratosthenes
Democritus

Who said that one cannot step into the same river twice, meaning that nature is fundamentaly changing?

Heraclitus
Parmenides
Epicurus

Who developed the first scientific approach to anatomy and medicine?

Galen
Hippocrates
Aristotle

What theorem explains that when an object is immersed in water, it feels lighter?

Pythagora's
Archimedes'
Thales'

What theorem is explained by this design?


Pythagora's
Archimede's
Thales'

What is this picture not about?


Pi number
Phi number
golden section

Who became known as being able to act wisely without being wise?

epicureans
stoics
sophists

If your teacher asks you a series of questions to lead you to the point he desires, what educational method is he employing?

sophistics
maieutics
mnemonics

Plato seems to be pointing at something in this picture. What could it be?


the world of the Gods
the world of Ideas
the world of the shadows

According to Aristotle, happiness is living three lives: the life of pleasure, the life of honour and the life of...

study
travel
contemplation

Who thaught that the purpose of philosophy was to attain a happy tranquil life, characterized by peace and freedom from fear and the absence of pain and by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends?

Aristotle
Plato
Epicurus

"John is a stoical guy". What do I mean when saying that?

he loves pleasures
he is characterized by joy and happiness
he is characterized by impassivity or resignation

Which of the following was not invented by the Greeks?

odometer
numbers: 0,1,2,3, etc.
water clock