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