1. Plato was a student of which famous philosopher?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Socrates
(c) Pythagoras
(d) Euclid
2. What is the name of one of Plato’s most famous works?
(a) The Symposium
(b) The Meditations
(c) The Republic
(d) The Aeneid
3. Plato’s Academy was one of the earliest institutions of what?
(a) Law
(b) Medicine
(c) Higher Learning
(d) Theater
1. In what era did Confucius live?
(a) Shang Dynasty (1600 BC – 1046 BC)
(b) Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC – 256 BC)
(c) Qin Dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC)
(d) Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD)
2. Confucius’ teachings focused on:
(a) Military strategy
(b) Social harmony and ethical conduct
(c) Technological advancements
(d) Religious rituals
3. What is the name of the book containing Confucius’ sayings and ideas compiled by his disciples?
(a) The Tao Te Ching
(b) The Analects
(c) The Art of War
(d) The Book of Songs
1. What was Sri Aurobindo’s birth name?
(a) Mirra Alfassa
(b) Rajneesh
(c) Aurobindo Ghose
(d) Sri Chinmoy
2. In which country was Sri Aurobindo born?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) India
(d) Nepal
3. Sri Aurobindo was a prominent figure in which of these fields?
(a) Science
(b) Politics
(c) Engineering
(d) Accounting
René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He has been dubbed the ‘Father of Modern Philosophy’, and much subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day. In particular, his Meditations on First Philosophy continues to be a standard text at most university philosophy departments. Descartes’ influence in mathematics is equally apparent; the Cartesian coordinate system — allowing algebraic equations to be expressed as geometric shapes, in a 2D coordinate system — was named after him. He is credited as the father of analytical geometry, the bridge between algebra and geometry, crucial to the discovery of infinitesimal calculus and analysis. Descartes was also one of the key figures in the Scientific Revolution. Source: Wikipedia
1. Which is the most famous saying of Rene Descartes?
a) Cogito, ergo sum.
b) Praemonitus, praemunitis.
c) Quod erat demonstrandum.
d) Sawles Warde.
2. When was Rene Descartes born?
a) 31 March 1596
b) 4 May 1550
c) 12 September 1578
d) 10 October 1602
3. Where was Rene Descartes born?
a) Breda
b) Amsterdam
c) La Haye
d) Nantes