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Averroes by George F. Hourani
Contributed by: Dixon
  • 1. What is Averroes best known for?
A) His political theories
B) His legal reforms
C) His commentaries on Aristotle
D) His poetry
  • 2. In which century did Averroes live?
A) 16th century
B) 10th century
C) 14th century
D) 12th century
  • 3. Averroes wrote primarily in which language?
A) Greek
B) Latin
C) Arabic
D) Hebrew
  • 4. Which idea did Averroes refute in his works?
A) The existence of God
B) The concept of the soul
C) The eternity of the world
D) The nature of matter
  • 5. What philosophical approach did Averroes advocate?
A) Aristotelianism
B) Stoicism
C) Skepticism
D) Platonism
  • 6. Where was Averroes from?
A) Cairo, Egypt
B) Baghdad, Iraq
C) Lisbon, Portugal
D) Cordoba, Spain
  • 7. What influential work did Averroes produce?
A) The Book of Healing
B) The Guide for the Perplexed
C) The Revival of the Religious Sciences
D) The Incoherence of the Incoherence
  • 8. What legacy did Averroes leave behind?
A) Influencing both Islamic and Western thought
B) Fostering isolation in philosophy
C) Promoting anti-intellectualism
D) Creating divisions among scholars
  • 9. Averroes' thought was largely shaped by which earlier philosopher?
A) Socrates
B) Aristotle
C) Plotinus
D) Plato
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