Pythagoras - Quiz
A) Metapontum B) Croton C) Samos D) Athens
A) Pythagoreanism B) Aristotelianism C) Platonism D) Neopythagoreanism
A) Xenophanes and Heraclitus B) Plato and Aristotle C) Aristotle and Socrates D) Socrates and Plato
A) 510 BC B) 570 BC C) 530 BC D) 495 BC
A) Nomadic and transient B) Wealthy and solitary C) Political and lavish D) Communal and ascetic
A) Secrecy B) Poverty C) Silence D) Celibacy
A) Laws of motion B) The theory of relativity C) The Pythagorean theorem D) Calculus
A) Venus B) Jupiter C) Saturn D) Mars
A) Four B) Three C) Five D) Seven
A) Socrates B) Pythagoras C) Aristotle D) Plato
A) Lover of wisdom B) Seeker of truth C) Student of nature D) Master of logic
A) Xenophanes and Heraclitus B) Plato and Aristotle C) Hippasus and Philolaus D) Porphyry and Iamblichus
A) Geocentrism B) Atomic theory C) Transmigration of souls D) Heliocentrism
A) Polymathy B) Neopythagoreanism C) Musica universalis D) Metempsychosis
A) Earth is the center of the universe B) Stars are stationary and eternal C) Planets move according to mathematical ratios D) Music can heal physical ailments
A) 570 BC B) 510 BC C) 530 BC D) 495 BC
A) Followers of Aristotle B) Roman soldiers C) Supporters of monarchy D) Supporters of democracy
A) They were burned B) They were abandoned C) They were converted into temples D) They were confiscated
A) Sparta B) Samos C) Athens D) Metapontum
A) Republic B) Timaeus C) Symposium D) Phaedo
A) First century BC B) Fifth century BC C) First century AD D) Middle Ages
A) Romanticism B) Enlightenment C) Neopythagoreanism D) Renaissance humanism
A) Charles Darwin B) Galileo Galilei C) Isaac Newton D) Albert Einstein
A) Tycho Brahe B) Johannes Kepler C) Edwin Hubble D) Ptolemy
A) Plato's Republic B) Homer's Iliad C) Aristotle's Metaphysics D) Ovid's Metamorphoses
A) None B) Poetic verses C) Letters and essays D) Mathematical treatises
A) Porphyry and Iamblichus B) Xenophanes and Heraclitus C) Diogenes Laërtius and Aristotle D) Plato and Socrates
A) Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates B) Diogenes Laërtius, Porphyry, and Iamblichus C) Xenophanes, Heraclitus, and Herodotus D) Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, and Isaac Newton
A) Aristotle B) Pythagoras C) Plato D) Socrates
A) Epicurus B) Aristoxenus C) Zenon D) Theophrastus
A) Ion of Chios B) Heraclides Ponticus C) Philolaus D) Empedocles
A) No, not a single detail stands uncontradicted. B) Only his date of birth is undisputed. C) Yes, his early life is well documented without contradiction. D) Only his parentage is universally agreed upon.
A) A gem-engraver or a wealthy merchant B) A famous architect C) A priest of Apollo D) A military general
A) Aspasia B) Theano C) Diotima D) Pythaïs
A) Hermes B) Dionysus C) Zeus D) Pythian Apollo
A) By claiming he was born near the temple of Apollo B) By connecting it to his mother's lineage C) By saying he spoke the truth no less than the Pythian D) By stating he was named after a mythical snake
A) Herodotus B) Hecataeus C) Thucydides D) Xenophon
A) Psamtik I B) Amasis II C) Necho II D) Apries
A) Memphis B) Alexandria C) Diospolis D) Giza
A) Ruling over a province B) Viewing the royal treasury C) Marrying into the royal family D) Taking part in the Egyptian priests' worship
A) The Spartan generals B) The Magi in Persia C) The Athenian philosophers D) The Roman senators
A) Zoroaster B) Cyrus the Great C) Xerxes D) Darius the Great
A) Arithmetic B) Astronomy C) Architecture D) Medicine
A) Arithmetic B) Philosophy C) Geometry D) Astronomy
A) Philostratus B) Aristoxenus C) Herodotus D) Iamblichus
A) Hermodamas B) Thales C) Pythagoras D) Pherecydes
A) Homer B) Aglaophamus C) Orpheus D) Epimenides
A) Doric Greek B) Attic Greek C) Ionic Greek D) Samian Greek
A) Aglaophamus B) Antonius Diogenes C) Apollonius Paradoxographus D) Nicomachus
A) Doric poetry B) Egyptian mathematics C) Orphism D) Samian rhapsodies
A) Walking on water B) Healing the blind C) Predicting a shipwreck D) Turning water into wine
A) A volcanic eruption B) A great famine C) A solar eclipse D) An earthquake
A) Apollonius Paradoxographus B) Iamblichus C) Antonius Diogenes D) Diogenes Laërtius
A) Nicomachus B) Aglaophamus C) Duris D) Riedweg
A) Delos B) Samos C) Crete D) Leibethra
A) "croton" B) "semicircle" C) "magna graecia" D) "rotunda"
A) A royal palace B) A public theater C) A secret cave D) The town hall
A) Samian patriotic interest B) A desire to defame Pythagoras C) Financial gain D) Roman propaganda
A) About thirty years old B) About sixty years old C) About forty years old D) About twenty years old
A) Nicomachus's B) Polycrates's C) Antiphon's D) Riedweg's
A) As an opponent of all forms of government B) As a champion of total democracy C) As a victim of totalitarian rule D) As having a proclivity towards tyranny
A) Croton B) Sparta C) Athens D) Corinth
A) Samos B) Crotone C) Calabria D) Magna
A) Peloponnese B) Attica C) Magna Graecia D) Ionia
A) The slaves B) The naval commanders C) The foreign merchants D) The elites
A) Four B) Three C) Two D) Five
A) Two B) One C) Three D) Four
A) Pherecydes B) Milo C) Cylon D) Ninon
A) Metapontum's victory over Croton B) Locris's victory over Delos C) Sybaris's victory over Croton D) Croton's victory over Sybaris
A) An absolute monarchy B) A military dictatorship C) An ascetic brotherhood D) A democratic constitution
A) His exclusion from Pythagoras's brotherhood B) Pythagoras refused to eat fava beans C) Pythagoras refused to train him as a wrestler D) Pythagoras supported the democratic constitution
A) It was set on fire B) It was completely flooded C) It was demolished by Milo D) It was converted into a democratic hall
A) He was too weak from starvation B) Milo told him it was dangerous C) The field was on fire D) Doing so would violate his teachings
A) Suda B) Neanthes C) Porphyry D) Dicaearchus
A) Later Pythagoreans B) Milo of Croton C) Pherecydes of Delos D) Pythagoras himself
A) Fully documented B) Uncertain C) Widely disputed D) Completely lost
A) A satirical poem B) A historical biography C) A political speech D) A philosophical treatise
A) A bitter rival B) A descendant C) A student D) A contemporary
A) A dog B) A horse C) A bird D) A cat
A) It required a specific ritual B) Nothing whatsoever C) It only happened to philosophers D) It was controlled by Apollo
A) Xenophanes B) Aristotle C) Ion of Chios D) Empedocles
A) Pyrrhus B) Hermotimus C) Aethalides D) Euphorbus
A) Poseidon B) Zeus C) Hermes D) Apollo
A) Pyrrhus B) Aethalides C) Euphorbus D) Hermotimus
A) The Odyssey B) The Aeneid C) The Histories D) The Iliad
A) Hermotimus B) Pyrrhus C) Dicaearchus D) Aethalides
A) Warrior B) Courtesan C) Fisherman D) Philosopher
A) Aethalides B) Hermotimus C) Euphorbus D) Pyrrhus
A) Fisherman B) Merchant C) Philosopher D) Teacher
A) A Spartan queen B) A beautiful courtesan C) A wealthy merchant D) A temple priestess
A) Xenophanes B) Dicaearchus C) Aristotle D) Empedocles
A) Seven B) Ten C) Nine D) Four
A) A monastery B) A royal court C) A bustling marketplace D) A military camp
A) Their personal wealth B) Only their religious texts C) Their family homes D) All their possessions
A) The Romans B) The Spartans C) The Athenians D) The Persians
A) Worshippers B) Learners C) Athletes D) Listeners
A) Thinkers B) Speakers C) Listeners D) Learners
A) The mind B) The soul C) The body D) The home
A) The community B) The soul C) The body D) The spirit
A) Manual labor in fields B) Physical exercise C) Naval warfare training D) Extended periods of fasting |
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