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Who was the most celebrated disciple of Socrates?
Who was the most celebrated disciple of Socrates?
- Aristophanes
- Euripides
- Phidias
- Plato (correct)
What area replaced Athenian art and literature during Plato's time?
What area replaced Athenian art and literature during Plato's time?
- Drama and poetry
- Sculpture and painting
- Philosophy and oratory (correct)
- Science and mathematics
Who challenged many established beliefs and conventions with a dispassionate quest for truth?
Who challenged many established beliefs and conventions with a dispassionate quest for truth?
- Aristophanes
- Euripides
- Socrates (correct)
- Parmenides
According to Plato's theory of Forms, which world is not the real world?
According to Plato's theory of Forms, which world is not the real world?
What does Plato advocate regarding the characters in a play?
What does Plato advocate regarding the characters in a play?
According to Plato, what effect does tragedy have on the audience?
According to Plato, what effect does tragedy have on the audience?
What does Plato believe is the appropriate response to comic characters?
What does Plato believe is the appropriate response to comic characters?
What does Plato emphasize about a speaker's speech?
What does Plato emphasize about a speaker's speech?
According to Plato, where does the ultimate reality lie?
According to Plato, where does the ultimate reality lie?
What does Plato believe about the physical world?
What does Plato believe about the physical world?
How does Plato view the connection between the physical world and the world of Forms?
How does Plato view the connection between the physical world and the world of Forms?
What did Plato think about the purpose and usefulness of art?
What did Plato think about the purpose and usefulness of art?
Why does Plato consider art, literature, and poetry twice removed from reality?
Why does Plato consider art, literature, and poetry twice removed from reality?
What was Plato's main objection to poetry and poets?
What was Plato's main objection to poetry and poets?
According to Plato, what should be the function of poetry?
According to Plato, what should be the function of poetry?
What did Plato consider as the test of poetry?
What did Plato consider as the test of poetry?
How does Plato differentiate drama from poetry?
How does Plato differentiate drama from poetry?
'Ideas' according to Plato are considered as:
'Ideas' according to Plato are considered as:
What does Plato mean when he says 'things themselves being imperfect copies of the ideas from which they spring'?
What does Plato mean when he says 'things themselves being imperfect copies of the ideas from which they spring'?
Why did Plato criticize drama?
Why did Plato criticize drama?
What is Plato's opinion on the characters in a play?
What is Plato's opinion on the characters in a play?
According to Plato, what should a tragedy elicit from the audience?
According to Plato, what should a tragedy elicit from the audience?
What is Plato's view on comedy characters?
What is Plato's view on comedy characters?
What does Plato emphasize regarding a speaker's speech?
What does Plato emphasize regarding a speaker's speech?
How does Plato view the pleasure offered by a tragedy?
How does Plato view the pleasure offered by a tragedy?
According to Plato, what must a speaker be in terms of knowledge?
According to Plato, what must a speaker be in terms of knowledge?
What does Plato advocate regarding the function of poetry?
What does Plato advocate regarding the function of poetry?
What is Plato's opinion on the world of Forms?
What is Plato's opinion on the world of Forms?
What should a comic character be according to Plato?
What should a comic character be according to Plato?
How does Plato view the connection between oratory and written language?
How does Plato view the connection between oratory and written language?
What does Plato believe about the psychology of the audience?
What does Plato believe about the psychology of the audience?
What does Plato think about human beings' feelings like anger, fear, and grief?
What does Plato think about human beings' feelings like anger, fear, and grief?
What is the chief priest of philosophy and oratory during Plato's time?
What is the chief priest of philosophy and oratory during Plato's time?
According to Plato, which world is considered as the real world?
According to Plato, which world is considered as the real world?
Who challenged established beliefs and conventions with a dispassionate quest for truth?
Who challenged established beliefs and conventions with a dispassionate quest for truth?
What was the replacement for Athenian art and literature during Plato's time?
What was the replacement for Athenian art and literature during Plato's time?
According to Plato's theory of Forms, how can the familiar world of objects be apprehended?
According to Plato's theory of Forms, how can the familiar world of objects be apprehended?
Who were among the philosophers that took the place of Athenian art and literature according to the text?
Who were among the philosophers that took the place of Athenian art and literature according to the text?
What did the philosophers discuss in particular in response to the decline in national character and standards of public life?
What did the philosophers discuss in particular in response to the decline in national character and standards of public life?
What was the main focus of Socrates' dispassionate quest of truth?
What was the main focus of Socrates' dispassionate quest of truth?
What did the philosophers discuss in relation to society and its nature and functions?
What did the philosophers discuss in relation to society and its nature and functions?
What did Plato consider as dependent upon another world, the realm of pure Forms or ideas?
What did Plato consider as dependent upon another world, the realm of pure Forms or ideas?
What is illustrated in the works of artists like Phidias and Polygnotus during Plato's time?
What is illustrated in the works of artists like Phidias and Polygnotus during Plato's time?
What is the connection between the physical world and the world of Forms, according to Plato?
What is the connection between the physical world and the world of Forms, according to Plato?
Why does Plato view art as useless?
Why does Plato view art as useless?
What does Plato believe about the reproduction of things in art?
What does Plato believe about the reproduction of things in art?
What is the main reason Plato criticizes poetry and poets?
What is the main reason Plato criticizes poetry and poets?
According to Plato, what should be the function of poetry?
According to Plato, what should be the function of poetry?
How does Plato differentiate drama from poetry?
How does Plato differentiate drama from poetry?
What does Plato think about emotions as guides to men?
What does Plato think about emotions as guides to men?
How does Plato view the connection between the physical world and the world of Forms?
How does Plato view the connection between the physical world and the world of Forms?
What is Plato's opinion about the role of art in society?
What is Plato's opinion about the role of art in society?
What does Plato believe about art's relation to reality?
What does Plato believe about art's relation to reality?
What does Plato think about poetry's influence on emotions?
What does Plato think about poetry's influence on emotions?
Why does Plato criticize drama?
Why does Plato criticize drama?
