Plato ‘The Man and His Work’ book was written by:
A.A.E. Taylor
B.Paul Shorey
C.Jacob A. Kline
D.G. Vlastos
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what was name of Plato’s mother?
A.Ariston
B.Perictione
C.Xenophon
D.None of these
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What was name of Plato’s father?
A.Ariston
B.Perictione
C.Xenophon
D.None of these
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Who initiated the study of conic sections – the hyperbola, the parabola and the ellipse.
A.Menaechmus
B.Pedanius
C.Asclepiades
D.Alcmaeon
Which Platonic disciple suggested that the Earth turns on its axis every 24 hours and that the solar system might be heliocentric?
A.Herophilus
B.Heracleides
C.Hero
D.Erasistratus
Aside from developing the system of concentric spheres upon which the epicyclic Ptolemaic arrangement of the solar system was based, what other remarkable achievement was made by this great follower of Plato?
A.He first suggested that the solar system was sun-centered
B.He read all of Aristotle’s work straight through without falling asleep
C.He estimated the diameter and the circumference of the Earth accurately to within 1 mile
D.He estimated the solar year to be 365 days and six hours long
In Plato’s ‘The Republic’ who does Socrates suggest should rule over society?
A.The military
B.Nobody; no man should rule over any other man
C.An elected parliament
D.An elite group of ‘philosopherkings”
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Plato died at the age of:
A.76 years
B.78 years
C.79 years
D.80 years
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In which Greek city was Plato died?
A.Sparta
B.Stagira
C.Athens
D.None of these
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