Socrates
Socrates became one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy. This topic is part of Philosophy within History. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Socrates trivia questions
Socrates was an ancient philosopher from which city?
Answer: Athens
Bonus fact: Socrates became one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy.
Which philosopher was a student of Socrates and wrote many dialogues featuring him?
Answer: Plato
Bonus fact: Most knowledge of Socrates comes from students and contemporaries.
What questioning method named after Socrates seeks understanding through probing questions?
Answer: Socratic method
Bonus fact: The Socratic method challenges assumptions through dialogue.
Plato was an ancient philosopher from what civilization?
Answer: Greek
Bonus fact: Plato was a student of Socrates.
Who was Plato's famous teacher?
Answer: Socrates
Bonus fact: Socrates strongly influenced Plato's philosophy.
Which philosopher is satirized in Aristophanes' The Clouds?
Answer: Socrates
Bonus fact: The play presents a comic caricature of Socratic intellectual life.
Which Greek philosopher taught Plato?
Answer: Socrates
Bonus fact: Plato later became the teacher of Aristotle.