Question 1
Which ancient Greek thinker taught Alexander the Great and established a school called the Lyceum?
- Aristotle
- Socrates
- Epicurus
- Plato
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Aristotle
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Question 2
Which Athenian thinker was condemned to death in 399 BCE after being accused of impiety and corrupting the youth?
- Zeno
- Socrates
- Pythagoras
- Aristotle
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Socrates
Question 3
Which ancient Greek philosopher wrote The Republic and founded a school known as the Academy?
- Heraclitus
- Diogenes
- Plato
- Aristotle
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Plato
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