"The Man Who Asked Questions" Flashcards

1
Q

Podgy

A

Somewhat fat; chubby.

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2
Q

Charisma

A

Compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others.

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3
Q

Deceitful

A

Guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others.

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4
Q

Oracle

A

A priest.

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5
Q

Philosophical

A

Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamentals of knowledge, reality, and existence.

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6
Q

Deceptive

A

Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one.

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7
Q

Circumstance

A

The enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, especially a circle.

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8
Q

Totalitarian

A

Relating to a system of government that is centralized, dictatorial, and requires complete subservience to the system.

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9
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Patriotism

A

The quality of being; devotion to and vigorous support for one’s country.

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10
Q

ecological

A

Concerned with the relationship.

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11
Q

How many years ago Athens was put on death for asking too many questions?

A

2,400.

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12
Q

What type of conversation did they prefer?

A

Face-to-face.

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13
Q

What’s true about the Athenians?

A

Many of them believed the charges.

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14
Q

___ immediate impact was on those around him.

A

Socrates.

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15
Q

A man who breaks free is an example of?

A

A philosopher.

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16
Q

What was the Western tradition of philosophy?

A

‘Love of wisdom’.

17
Q

Where did Athens shuffle around in the middle age?

A

Marketplace.

18
Q

What type of people would there be beneath them?

A

Soldiers and civilians.

19
Q

What were the appearances like?

A

Deceptive.

20
Q

He was put to death by being forced to drink what?

A

Poison.

21
Q

In a perfect circle every point on its circumference is exactly the same distance from the?

A

Center point.

22
Q

In ___ , when Socrates was 70 years old, one of them, Meletus, took him to court.

A

399 BC.

23
Q

The kind of wisdom that it values is based on ___, ___, and ___.

A

Reasoning, carpentry, and asking questions.

24
Q

Every aspect of life in Plato’s ideal republic would be strictly controlled from?

A

Above.

25
Q

Plato wrote down a series of conversations between?

A

Socrates and the people who questioned.

26
Q

What had Socrates refused to do?

A

To write anything down.

27
Q

What had made Socrates so wise?

A

He kept asking questions and he was also able to debate his ideas.

28
Q

Philosophers today are doing more or less what Socrates was doing?

A

Asking tough questions, looking through the evidence, and examining the reasons.

29
Q

Who was wiser than Socrates?

A

No one.

30
Q

At the time the sons of rich men would be sent to study with?

A

Sophists.

31
Q

What type of person was Athens known as?

A

As a unique person.

32
Q

Which war and allies was Athens brave against?

A

The Spartan war and their allies.

33
Q

After 20 minutes Socrates would leave very?

A

Leave completely confused.

34
Q

Sophists had charged very high?

A

Very high fees.

35
Q

The priests answers were in what type of form?

A

They were in the form of a type of riddle.