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