Averroes by George F. Hourani

1. What is Averroes best known for?

A) His political theories
B) His poetry
C) His legal reforms
D) His commentaries on Aristotle

2. In which century did Averroes live?

A) 10th century
B) 16th century
C) 12th century
D) 14th century

3. Averroes wrote primarily in which language?

A) Hebrew
B) Latin
C) Greek
D) Arabic

4. Which idea did Averroes refute in his works?

A) The existence of God
B) The nature of matter
C) The eternity of the world
D) The concept of the soul

5. What philosophical approach did Averroes advocate?

A) Platonism
B) Skepticism
C) Aristotelianism
D) Stoicism

6. Where was Averroes from?

A) Lisbon, Portugal
B) Cordoba, Spain
C) Cairo, Egypt
D) Baghdad, Iraq

7. What influential work did Averroes produce?

A) The Guide for the Perplexed
B) The Book of Healing
C) The Revival of the Religious Sciences
D) The Incoherence of the Incoherence

8. What legacy did Averroes leave behind?

A) Fostering isolation in philosophy
B) Creating divisions among scholars
C) Influencing both Islamic and Western thought
D) Promoting anti-intellectualism

9. Averroes' thought was largely shaped by which earlier philosopher?

A) Plato
B) Socrates
C) Plotinus
D) Aristotle

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