Quiz on Ancient Greek Science

What did Anaximenes propose as the First Cause of existence?

• Water

• Apeiron

• Air

• Fire

Who is known as the Father of Modern Medicine?

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Hippocrates

• Plato

Who was the tutor of Alexander the Great and encouraged the method of inquiry?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Thales

What did Thales claim was the First Cause of existence?

• Air

• Fire

• Water

• Earth

Which philosopher's ideas inspired later thinkers like Empedocles and Anaxagoras?

• Thales

• Parmenides

• Democritus

• Zeno

Which philosopher is known for claiming that the nature of life is constant change, dismissing the need for a First Cause?

• Parmenides

• Heraclitus

• Zeno

• Empedocles

What significant institution was established by Ptolemy I Soter after Alexander's death?

• The Academy

• The Library of Alexandria

• The Lyceum

• The Agora

Who systematized the method of inquiry that Socrates advocated?

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Theophrastus

• Hippocrates

What did Democritus introduce as the concept of tiny "uncutables"?

• Molecules

• Atoms

• Particles

• Elements

Which Pre-Socratic philosopher rejected Thales' claim of water as the First Cause and introduced the concept of the apeiron?

• Anaximenes

• Pythagoras

• Anaximander

• Democritus