Test: Great Philosophers

Socrates did not write down his teachings in any book. He only talked to young men wherever he met them. He would set them to think about what was good in life and ask them to give their opinions on a subject.

Capitalists try to suppress the workers. Karl Marx believed that capitalists always try to suppress the workers and take advantage of their labor.

Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1964. He had been fighting for the rights of the coloured in his country and had been leading many peaceful demonstrations.

He won the Civil War and freed all the slaves. Lincoln's victory in the Civil War helped keep the country united and his Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves.

Socrates made many enemies because he challenged what they thought and said. Some of them brought him to trial in court and accused him of being disrespectful to the gods and misguiding the youth with his ideas.

According to the passage, Mahatma Gandhi called his fight against injustice Satyagraha, which means insistence on truth. He advised people to remain peaceful and non-violent, and used truth and non-violence as his weapons to fight against the British government.

Socrates was a great philosopher and teacher who lived in Greece around 2400 years ago. He is known for his teachings on wisdom and honesty, and his guiding principle of "Know yourself."

Martin Luther King fought for the rights of the coloured in his country by travelling throughout the United States of America and giving inspiring lectures. He led many peaceful demonstrations and asked his followers to remain non-violent.

He studied law on his own. Abraham Lincoln did not attend law school but instead taught himself the law by reading books.

he most important follower of Socrates was Plato. He put down the teachings of Socrates in the form of a book called the Dialogues. Socrates' main teachings were to be frank and fearless, not accept anything blindly, not believe in superstitions, believe in nothing but the truth, and to know the truth, apply your mind and think rationally.