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