Q 01/05

Roughly when did Plato live?

A) c. 570–495 BC

B) c. 384–322 BC

C) c. 428–347 BC

D) c. 341–270 BC

Answer · why

C) c. 428–347 BC

He was born into an aristocratic Athenian family during the Peloponnesian War and is usually called the foundational thinker of Western philosophy.

Q 02/05

Which student arrived at Plato's Academy in 367 BC and became as famous as his master?

A) Speusippus

B) Xenocrates

C) Eudoxus

D) Aristotle

Answer · why

D) Aristotle

He came from Stagira, shortly before Plato left on his second trip to Sicily.

Q 03/05

What did the property of Plato's Academy consist of at first?

A) A temple of Athena

B) A marble stoa

C) A house with a garden

D) A public gymnasium

Answer · why

C) A house with a garden

During his lifetime the school's work probably took place in an open area for the study of philosophy and mathematics.

Q 04/05

According to Diogenes Laertius, what was Plato's birth name, 'Plato' being a nickname?

A) Aristocles

B) Ariston

C) Aristippus

D) Aristides

Answer · why

A) Aristocles

Modern scholars widely regard the story as false.

Q 05/05

Through his mother Perictione, Plato was descended from which Athenian statesman?

A) Pericles

B) Themistocles

C) Cleisthenes

D) Solon

Answer · why

D) Solon

Solon is credited with laying the foundations of Athenian democracy.