Pythagoras - Quiz
A) Samos B) Athens C) Croton D) Metapontum
A) Pythagoreanism B) Platonism C) Aristotelianism D) Neopythagoreanism
A) Plato and Aristotle B) Socrates and Plato C) Aristotle and Socrates D) Xenophanes and Heraclitus
A) 570 BC B) 510 BC C) 530 BC D) 495 BC
A) Political and lavish B) Communal and ascetic C) Nomadic and transient D) Wealthy and solitary
A) Poverty B) Silence C) Secrecy D) Celibacy
A) Calculus B) Laws of motion C) The Pythagorean theorem D) The theory of relativity
A) Venus B) Jupiter C) Mars D) Saturn
A) Four B) Three C) Five D) Seven
A) Aristotle B) Plato C) Pythagoras D) Socrates
A) Master of logic B) Student of nature C) Lover of wisdom D) Seeker of truth
A) Hippasus and Philolaus B) Xenophanes and Heraclitus C) Porphyry and Iamblichus D) Plato and Aristotle
A) Atomic theory B) Geocentrism C) Heliocentrism D) Transmigration of souls
A) Polymathy B) Musica universalis C) Neopythagoreanism D) Metempsychosis
A) Music can heal physical ailments B) Planets move according to mathematical ratios C) Earth is the center of the universe D) Stars are stationary and eternal
A) 570 BC B) 495 BC C) 510 BC D) 530 BC
A) Roman soldiers B) Followers of Aristotle C) Supporters of democracy D) Supporters of monarchy
A) They were burned B) They were confiscated C) They were abandoned D) They were converted into temples
A) Sparta B) Metapontum C) Samos D) Athens
A) Timaeus B) Symposium C) Republic D) Phaedo
A) First century AD B) First century BC C) Fifth century BC D) Middle Ages
A) Enlightenment B) Neopythagoreanism C) Romanticism D) Renaissance humanism
A) Isaac Newton B) Charles Darwin C) Albert Einstein D) Galileo Galilei
A) Johannes Kepler B) Tycho Brahe C) Edwin Hubble D) Ptolemy
A) Homer's Iliad B) Ovid's Metamorphoses C) Plato's Republic D) Aristotle's Metaphysics
A) Mathematical treatises B) Letters and essays C) None D) Poetic verses
A) Xenophanes and Heraclitus B) Plato and Socrates C) Porphyry and Iamblichus D) Diogenes Laërtius and Aristotle
A) Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, and Isaac Newton B) Xenophanes, Heraclitus, and Herodotus C) Diogenes Laërtius, Porphyry, and Iamblichus D) Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates
A) Socrates B) Aristotle C) Plato D) Pythagoras
A) Zenon B) Aristoxenus C) Theophrastus D) Epicurus
A) Philolaus B) Empedocles C) Heraclides Ponticus D) Ion of Chios
A) Only his date of birth is undisputed. B) No, not a single detail stands uncontradicted. C) Yes, his early life is well documented without contradiction. D) Only his parentage is universally agreed upon.
A) A gem-engraver or a wealthy merchant B) A famous architect C) A military general D) A priest of Apollo
A) Diotima B) Theano C) Aspasia D) Pythaïs
A) Zeus B) Pythian Apollo C) Hermes D) Dionysus
A) By connecting it to his mother's lineage B) By claiming he was born near the temple of Apollo C) By stating he was named after a mythical snake D) By saying he spoke the truth no less than the Pythian
A) Thucydides B) Xenophon C) Hecataeus D) Herodotus
A) Necho II B) Amasis II C) Apries D) Psamtik I
A) Diospolis B) Alexandria C) Memphis D) Giza
A) Taking part in the Egyptian priests' worship B) Ruling over a province C) Marrying into the royal family D) Viewing the royal treasury
A) The Roman senators B) The Magi in Persia C) The Spartan generals D) The Athenian philosophers
A) Cyrus the Great B) Darius the Great C) Xerxes D) Zoroaster
A) Arithmetic B) Astronomy C) Medicine D) Architecture
A) Arithmetic B) Astronomy C) Geometry D) Philosophy
A) Herodotus B) Iamblichus C) Philostratus D) Aristoxenus
A) Pythagoras B) Pherecydes C) Thales D) Hermodamas
A) Epimenides B) Homer C) Orpheus D) Aglaophamus
A) Attic Greek B) Doric Greek C) Samian Greek D) Ionic Greek
A) Aglaophamus B) Nicomachus C) Antonius Diogenes D) Apollonius Paradoxographus
A) Egyptian mathematics B) Doric poetry C) Samian rhapsodies D) Orphism
A) Walking on water B) Predicting a shipwreck C) Healing the blind D) Turning water into wine
A) An earthquake B) A great famine C) A volcanic eruption D) A solar eclipse
A) Iamblichus B) Apollonius Paradoxographus C) Diogenes Laërtius D) Antonius Diogenes
A) Duris B) Riedweg C) Nicomachus D) Aglaophamus
A) Delos B) Leibethra C) Samos D) Crete
A) "rotunda" B) "croton" C) "magna graecia" D) "semicircle"
A) The town hall B) A secret cave C) A royal palace D) A public theater
A) Financial gain B) Roman propaganda C) A desire to defame Pythagoras D) Samian patriotic interest
A) About thirty years old B) About forty years old C) About twenty years old D) About sixty years old
A) Polycrates's B) Riedweg's C) Nicomachus's D) Antiphon's
A) As having a proclivity towards tyranny B) As a champion of total democracy C) As an opponent of all forms of government D) As a victim of totalitarian rule
A) Athens B) Croton C) Sparta D) Corinth
A) Crotone B) Magna C) Calabria D) Samos
A) Ionia B) Attica C) Peloponnese D) Magna Graecia
A) The slaves B) The foreign merchants C) The naval commanders D) The elites
A) Two B) Four C) Five D) Three
A) Three B) Four C) Two D) One
A) Ninon B) Pherecydes C) Cylon D) Milo
A) Croton's victory over Sybaris B) Metapontum's victory over Croton C) Sybaris's victory over Croton D) Locris's victory over Delos
A) An ascetic brotherhood B) A military dictatorship C) A democratic constitution D) An absolute monarchy
A) Pythagoras refused to train him as a wrestler B) His exclusion from Pythagoras's brotherhood C) Pythagoras refused to eat fava beans D) Pythagoras supported the democratic constitution
A) It was demolished by Milo B) It was completely flooded C) It was converted into a democratic hall D) It was set on fire
A) The field was on fire B) He was too weak from starvation C) Doing so would violate his teachings D) Milo told him it was dangerous
A) Suda B) Dicaearchus C) Neanthes D) Porphyry
A) Pythagoras himself B) Later Pythagoreans C) Pherecydes of Delos D) Milo of Croton
A) Widely disputed B) Uncertain C) Completely lost D) Fully documented
A) A political speech B) A historical biography C) A philosophical treatise D) A satirical poem
A) A bitter rival B) A contemporary C) A descendant D) A student
A) A cat B) A bird C) A dog D) A horse
A) It required a specific ritual B) It only happened to philosophers C) Nothing whatsoever D) It was controlled by Apollo
A) Aristotle B) Ion of Chios C) Empedocles D) Xenophanes
A) Hermotimus B) Euphorbus C) Pyrrhus D) Aethalides
A) Hermes B) Poseidon C) Apollo D) Zeus
A) Pyrrhus B) Aethalides C) Hermotimus D) Euphorbus
A) The Histories B) The Iliad C) The Aeneid D) The Odyssey
A) Hermotimus B) Aethalides C) Pyrrhus D) Dicaearchus
A) Fisherman B) Warrior C) Philosopher D) Courtesan
A) Hermotimus B) Aethalides C) Pyrrhus D) Euphorbus
A) Merchant B) Teacher C) Fisherman D) Philosopher
A) A wealthy merchant B) A Spartan queen C) A beautiful courtesan D) A temple priestess
A) Dicaearchus B) Empedocles C) Xenophanes D) Aristotle
A) Nine B) Four C) Ten D) Seven
A) A royal court B) A bustling marketplace C) A monastery D) A military camp
A) All their possessions B) Only their religious texts C) Their family homes D) Their personal wealth
A) The Athenians B) The Persians C) The Spartans D) The Romans
A) Athletes B) Listeners C) Learners D) Worshippers
A) Thinkers B) Listeners C) Learners D) Speakers
A) The soul B) The mind C) The home D) The body
A) The community B) The spirit C) The soul D) The body
A) Physical exercise B) Manual labor in fields C) Naval warfare training D) Extended periods of fasting |
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