OTP 2 FINAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ 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.
, Answer: from Dream of Scipio; King of Numidia; an ally of the
Romans during the Second Punic War
◉ Scipio Africanus.
Answer: from Dream of Scipio; the person who appears in the dream
and is doing most of the talking; Roman general who defeated
Hannibal in the Second Punic War
◉ The Corinthians.
Answer: from 1st Corinthians; Paul wrote to this church to deal with
problems such as division, lawsuits, marriage, women's roles, the
Lord's Supper, miraculous gifts, the resurrection; Saint Paul told this
Christian community that "being right" was not as important as
preserving unity
◉ Paul.
Answer: "the second founder of Christianity"; former Pharisaic
Jewish persecutor of the sects forming around Jesus; later converted
and became a huge figure in early CHristianity
◉ Philip.
Answer: possibly the author of the Gospel of Philip; a Gnostic;
supposedly one of the three disciples charged with the task of
writing the words and works of Jesus
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ 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.
, Answer: from Dream of Scipio; King of Numidia; an ally of the
Romans during the Second Punic War
◉ Scipio Africanus.
Answer: from Dream of Scipio; the person who appears in the dream
and is doing most of the talking; Roman general who defeated
Hannibal in the Second Punic War
◉ The Corinthians.
Answer: from 1st Corinthians; Paul wrote to this church to deal with
problems such as division, lawsuits, marriage, women's roles, the
Lord's Supper, miraculous gifts, the resurrection; Saint Paul told this
Christian community that "being right" was not as important as
preserving unity
◉ Paul.
Answer: "the second founder of Christianity"; former Pharisaic
Jewish persecutor of the sects forming around Jesus; later converted
and became a huge figure in early CHristianity
◉ Philip.
Answer: possibly the author of the Gospel of Philip; a Gnostic;
supposedly one of the three disciples charged with the task of
writing the words and works of Jesus
