Plato (427–347 BCE)

Question 1

Who was Plato’s famous teacher?

Answer 1

Socrates

Question 2

What is Plato best known for founding?

Answer 2

The Academy

Question 3

Plato’s birth name was ______.

Answer 3

Aristocles

Question 4

Which famous philosopher was Plato’s student?

Answer 4

Aristotle

Question 5

In which dialogue does Plato explore justice and the ideal state?

Answer 5

The Republic

Question 6

Plato introduced the theory of ______, which posits a realm of perfect, unchanging concepts beyond the physical world.

Answer 6

Forms

Question 7

Plato believed that the best rulers were ______.

Answer 7

Philosopher-kings

Question 8

Why did Plato distrust democracy?

Answer 8

Because he witnessed the chaos of Athens and the execution of Socrates.

Question 9

Which famous metaphor illustrates the philosopher’s journey to enlightenment in ‘The Republic’?

Answer 9

The Allegory of the Cave

Question 10

Plato founded his Academy around ______ BCE.

Answer 10

387

Question 11

What was Plato’s nickname possibly based on?

Answer 11

His broad build or shoulders

Question 12

Where did Plato travel after the execution of Socrates?

Answer 12

Italy, Sicily, and Egypt

Question 13

Plato’s famous dialogue on love is called ______.

Answer 13

Symposium

Question 14

Which advanced civilization did Plato describe as being submerged underwater in a famous myth?

Answer 14

Atlantis

Question 15

Plato’s Academy is considered the first institution of ______ in the Western world.

Answer 15

Higher learning

Question 16

What influenced Plato’s political thought?

Answer 16

The political turbulence of Athens during the Peloponnesian War.

Question 17

Plato’s ‘Theory of Forms’ laid the foundation for discussions in ______ and ______.

Answer 17

Metaphysics and epistemology

Question 18

Plato’s ideal state described in ‘The Republic’ has been criticized for being ______.

Answer 18

Authoritarian

Question 19

How long did Plato’s Academy last after his death?

Answer 19

Several centuries

Question 20

Plato was once captured by ______ and sold into slavery before being ransomed by friends.

Answer 20

Pirates

Question 21

Plato believed that only ______ were fit to govern society.

Answer 21

Philosophers

Question 22

What is the name of Plato’s dialogue that includes a description of Atlantis?

Answer 22

Timaeus and Critias

Question 23

How did Plato’s ideas influence later thinkers and society?

Answer 23

They shaped Western philosophy, political thought, and Christian theology.

Question 24

In which dialogue does Plato explore cosmology?

Answer 24

Timaeus

Question 25

How did Plato’s Academy impact education?

Answer 25

It became the model for institutions of higher learning in the Western world.

Question 26

Which war shaped Plato’s early life and political views?

Answer 26

The Peloponnesian War

Question 27

What is the term for Plato’s method of reasoning through dialogue and asking questions?

Answer 27

Socratic method

Question 28

Plato’s ideal rulers in ‘The Republic’ are known as ______.

Answer 28

Philosopher-kings

Question 29

What was Plato’s stance on censorship in his ideal state?

Answer 29

He supported censorship to maintain the state’s moral integrity.

Question 30

Which work by Plato focuses on the nature of justice?

Answer 30

The Republic

Question 31

Plato’s ideas about philosopher-kings contrasted with the ideals of ______.

Answer 31

Democracy

Question 32

Plato’s famous Academy was located in ______.

Answer 32

Athens

Question 33

Which two major themes are explored in Plato’s ‘The Republic’?

Answer 33

Justice and governance

Question 34

What personal experience influenced Plato’s distrust of democracy?

Answer 34

The execution of Socrates by the Athenian government.

Question 35

Plato argued that physical objects are imperfect representations of ______.

Answer 35

Forms or Ideas

Question 36

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave illustrates the difference between ______ and ______.

Answer 36

Appearance and reality