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Who did what now?...Ancient Greek edition

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  1. 1Left no writings only fragments. The 'first philosopher' because he was concerned with the base nature of things. He believed that water was the archae or primary substance in which all things are composed of. Who did what now?!
    1. AAnaximander
    2. BThales
    3. CAnaximemes
    4. DPythagoras
    5. EHeraclitus
    6. FParmendides
    7. GZeno
    8. HEmpedocles
    9. IAnaxagoras
  2. 2The first martyr of Philosophy at the time. He belied everything was composed of seeds that could manifest in anyway possible. However a universal mind aka nous keeps everything in order and away from chaos.Who did what now?!
    1. AZeno
    2. BThales
    3. CAnaxagoras
    4. DParmenides
    5. EAnaximander
    6. FAnaximemes
    7. GEmpedocles
    8. HDemocritus
    9. IPythagoras
    10. JProtagoras
  3. 3The real world is an illusion.The only truth is in the certain. That certainty is mathematics. Contemplation requires abstract mathematical thought. This in turn purifies the soul.Who did what now?!
    1. AThe Sophists
    2. BDemocritus
    3. CParmendies
    4. DZeno
    5. EAnaxagoras
    6. FEmpedocles
    7. GAnaximemes
    8. HAnaximander
    9. IPythagoras
    10. JThales
  4. 4Some may consider this guy to be more of a poet. He believed existence could be described as a never ending cycle of eros and erin (love and strife) He didn't believe in a single archae but a combination of the four elements.Who did what now?!
    1. AAnaximander
    2. BThales
    3. CAnaximemes
    4. DEmpedocles
    5. EParmenides
    6. FHeraclitus
    7. GDemocitus
    8. HZeno
    9. IProtagoras
    10. JPythagoras
  5. 5An atheistic philosopher. Developed the idea of the atom. All things are composed of this singular and nondivisible substance. Who did what now?
    1. ADemocritus
    2. BThales
    3. CAnaxagoras
    4. DEmpedocles
    5. EPythagoras
    6. FHeraclitus
    7. GAnaximander
    8. HAnaximemes
    9. IParmenides
    10. JProtagoras
  6. 6The world is an everliving fire of conflict and struggle. Change is a product of god's universal reason (logos) thoughts are in unity with god, most do not understand this because they are asleep (ignorant) Who did what now?
    1. ADemocritus
    2. BPythagoras
    3. CEmpedocles
    4. DAnaximander
    5. EAnaximemes
    6. FAnaxagoras
    7. GHeraclitus
    8. HZeno
    9. IParmenides
    10. JThales
  7. 7Thought is more reliable than sensory opinion of reality. Described the idea of illusion of movement and change through a series of paradoxes.Who did what now?
    1. AParmenides
    2. BZeno
    3. CEmpedocles
    4. DAnaximander
    5. EAnaximemes
    6. FAnaxagoras
    7. GProtagoras
    8. HPythagoras
    9. IDemocitus
    10. JThe Milesians
  8. 8Air is the archae of all things. The expansion and contraction of air lead to things that we see in our world. Devised the Thumos, Psyche and Pnuema.Who did what now?
    1. AProtagoras
    2. BAnaximander
    3. CHeraclitus
    4. DAnaximemes
    5. EDemocritus
    6. FZeno
    7. GEmpedocles
    8. HPythagoras
    9. IAnaxagoras
    10. JThales
  9. 9Dealt with logic vs experience. Something either is or isn't. Believed that everything we see is an illusion to the truth behind them. Reality is all a part of the one and any change is an illusion.Who did what now?
    1. ADemocritus
    2. BAnaximander
    3. CHeraclitus
    4. DProtagoras
    5. EZeno
    6. FAnaxagoras
    7. GEmpedocles
    8. HPythagoras
    9. IParmenides
    10. JThales
  10. 10Truth is in the eye of the beholder. Whatever people believe to be true is the truth.
    1. AAnaximemes
    2. BThales
    3. CAnaximander
    4. DAnaxagoras
    5. EProtagoras
    6. FHeraclitus
    7. GDemocritus
    8. HZeno
    9. IParmenides
    10. JPythagoras

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The offical quiz of my course covering chapter's 1 and 2. It is a match based test where there is only one correct answer with the associated Philosopher. Good Luck!
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