Author Question: According to Empedocles, what two primary forces move the four basic elements, fire, water, earth, ... (Read 63 times)

JGIBBSON · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

It is apparent that the Greek thinkers of the fourth century b.c.e. knew they lived in a time of troubles by their ________.

A. harboring of family members
B. hoarding of huge amounts of money
C. demonstrations in public areas
D. expressive responses in the literature, philosophy, and art of the period
E. lack of expression in literature, philosophy, or the arts

Question 2

With regard to law, traditional Sophists argued that ________.

A. there is no identifiable conflict between nature and law
B. law is in accord with nature and is of divine origin
C. law is merely the result of convention
D. it is not possible to analyze human beliefs and institutions
E. law requires much speculation about the physical universe to be understood

Question 3

According to Empedocles, what two primary forces move the four basic elements, fire, water, earth, and air, that compose our universe?

A. love and strife
B. gods and magic
C. chaos and order
D. humans and gods
E. anger and jealousy