OTP 2 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Dunham, 5th century BC (Greek maths) and ~300 BC
(Alexandrian maths).
Answer: Author and date of Journey through Genius...
◉ Cicero, 44 BC.
Answer: Author and date of On Friendship...
◉ Cicero, 54-51 BC.
Answer: Author and date of Dream of Scipio...
◉ Mark, AD 50-80.
Answer: Author and date of the Gospel of Mark...
◉ Paul, AD 50-80.
Answer: Author and date of First Corinthians...
◉ Apuleius, late 2nd century AD.
Answer: Author and date of The Golden Ass...
,◉ unknown (Gnostic text), ~AD 100-200.
Answer: Author and date of the Gospel of Philip...
◉ Boethius, AD 523-525.
Answer: Author and date of The Consolation of Philosophy...
◉ various unknown, AD 610-632.
Answer: Author and date of the Qur'an...
◉ Cephalus.
Answer: from the Republic; a wealthy and retired old businessman,
head of a business family; Socrates has known him a long time and
admires him; he and Socrates initiate the dialogue, which begins
with a casual friendly conversation; his significance in the dialogue
is that he exemplifies the seasoned experienced man who, though
not a philosopher, has tried to live the good life and to adopt the
virtues he has heard about
◉ Polemarchus.
Answer: from the Republic; Cephalus' son and the pupil of Lysias, a
teacher of rhetoric; he instigates the flyting with Socrates during the
festivities for the goddess Bendis before the dialogue proper begins;
he is very laconic in the dialogue, and he seems impatient with his
,"role" in it, seems resigned to his having "inherited" the
responsibilities of host after Cephalus quits the conversation
◉ Thrasymachus.
Answer: from the Republic; a sophist, a teacher of specious rhetoric;
his name means "rash fighter." he and Socrates nearly reduce a
philosophical dialogue to a petty quarrel
◉ Adeimantus.
Answer: from the Republic; an older half-brother of Plato; in the
dialogue, he is a young man and something of a poet
◉ Glaucon.
Answer: from the Republic; also a half-brother of Plato; his name
means "owl" or "gleaming eyes," and in the dialogue, he is a young
man.
◉ Hippocrates.
Answer: mathematician in Journey through Genius; known for his
composition of the first Elements (first exposition developing the
theorems of geometry precisely and logically) and for the
quadrature of the lune
◉ Euclid.
, Answer: Greek mathematician in Journey through Genius;
considered to be the father of modern geometry; known for his
composition of the Elements, which overrode Hippocrates' and his
proof of the Pythagorean theorem
◉ Laelius.
Answer: from On Friendship; a friend of Scipio's; politically cautious;
serves as the main speaker of On Friendship
◉ Fannius.
Answer: from On Friendship; Laelius son-in-law; son of Marcus
Fannius and one of two to which Laelius' discourse was addressed
◉ Scaevola.
Answer: from On Friendship; Laelius' son-in-law; one of two to
which Laelius' discourse was addressed
◉ Scipio Africanus Junior.
Answer: from Dream of Scipio; person having the dream; the
adopted son of Scipio Africanus and biological son of Lucius
Aemilius Paulus; has come to Africa and is visiting Masinissa
◉ Masinissa.
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Dunham, 5th century BC (Greek maths) and ~300 BC
(Alexandrian maths).
Answer: Author and date of Journey through Genius...
◉ Cicero, 44 BC.
Answer: Author and date of On Friendship...
◉ Cicero, 54-51 BC.
Answer: Author and date of Dream of Scipio...
◉ Mark, AD 50-80.
Answer: Author and date of the Gospel of Mark...
◉ Paul, AD 50-80.
Answer: Author and date of First Corinthians...
◉ Apuleius, late 2nd century AD.
Answer: Author and date of The Golden Ass...
,◉ unknown (Gnostic text), ~AD 100-200.
Answer: Author and date of the Gospel of Philip...
◉ Boethius, AD 523-525.
Answer: Author and date of The Consolation of Philosophy...
◉ various unknown, AD 610-632.
Answer: Author and date of the Qur'an...
◉ Cephalus.
Answer: from the Republic; a wealthy and retired old businessman,
head of a business family; Socrates has known him a long time and
admires him; he and Socrates initiate the dialogue, which begins
with a casual friendly conversation; his significance in the dialogue
is that he exemplifies the seasoned experienced man who, though
not a philosopher, has tried to live the good life and to adopt the
virtues he has heard about
◉ Polemarchus.
Answer: from the Republic; Cephalus' son and the pupil of Lysias, a
teacher of rhetoric; he instigates the flyting with Socrates during the
festivities for the goddess Bendis before the dialogue proper begins;
he is very laconic in the dialogue, and he seems impatient with his
,"role" in it, seems resigned to his having "inherited" the
responsibilities of host after Cephalus quits the conversation
◉ Thrasymachus.
Answer: from the Republic; a sophist, a teacher of specious rhetoric;
his name means "rash fighter." he and Socrates nearly reduce a
philosophical dialogue to a petty quarrel
◉ Adeimantus.
Answer: from the Republic; an older half-brother of Plato; in the
dialogue, he is a young man and something of a poet
◉ Glaucon.
Answer: from the Republic; also a half-brother of Plato; his name
means "owl" or "gleaming eyes," and in the dialogue, he is a young
man.
◉ Hippocrates.
Answer: mathematician in Journey through Genius; known for his
composition of the first Elements (first exposition developing the
theorems of geometry precisely and logically) and for the
quadrature of the lune
◉ Euclid.
, Answer: Greek mathematician in Journey through Genius;
considered to be the father of modern geometry; known for his
composition of the Elements, which overrode Hippocrates' and his
proof of the Pythagorean theorem
◉ Laelius.
Answer: from On Friendship; a friend of Scipio's; politically cautious;
serves as the main speaker of On Friendship
◉ Fannius.
Answer: from On Friendship; Laelius son-in-law; son of Marcus
Fannius and one of two to which Laelius' discourse was addressed
◉ Scaevola.
Answer: from On Friendship; Laelius' son-in-law; one of two to
which Laelius' discourse was addressed
◉ Scipio Africanus Junior.
Answer: from Dream of Scipio; person having the dream; the
adopted son of Scipio Africanus and biological son of Lucius
Aemilius Paulus; has come to Africa and is visiting Masinissa
◉ Masinissa.
