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Ancient Greek Philosophers PRACTICE MILESTONE 2018 Sophia QUESTION 1 Philosophy pursues ________ by using logic, reasoning, and critical thinking. A. science B. reality C. wisdom D. opinion 1. C Philosophy is a field of study that pursues wisdom, as evidenced by the root words of its name. "Philosophy" comes from two Greek words, philos (meaning "love") and Sophia (meaning "wisdom"). Science, reality and opinion are topics that philosophers investigate, but they are not the ultimate goal of philosophy. QUESTION 2 “Although I am not an atheist, I believe that man’s ingenuity is more reliable than superstitious beliefs about the gods.” The ancient philosopher most likely to make this statement was ________. A. Thales B. Protagoras C. Empedocles D. Xenophanes 2. D Xenophanes was a Pre-Socratic philosopher who questioned divine explanations for natural phenomena. While he was not an atheist, he maintained that it is better to rely on observation and reason than to interpret events as signs from the gods or evidence of their intervention. QUESTION 3 Choose the true statement about a central belief of the Greek atomists. A. Complex phenomenon are explained as the configuration of atoms. B. In atomism, the ultimate nature of reality is static, making all change an illusion. C. The world is composed of opposites that create a system of connection through atoms. D. Everything is temporary in atomism; reality is in a constant state of change. 3. A The atomists believed that everything that exists is either an atom or a collection of atoms. They also maintained that the matter and phenomena we perceive are produced by different configurations of atoms of different shapes and sizes. The atomists defined change as a reorganization QUESTION 4 All of the statements are central themes of Parmenidean metaphysics,