Greek | MCQs

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Christos Sartzetakis was a Greek jurist and a supreme justice of the Court of Cassation, who served as the President of Greece from 1985 to 1990.

He died on February 3, 2022.

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Kyriakos Mitsotakis is a Greek politician and the prime minister of Greece since 8 July 2019. 

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 Archimedes is widely recognized as the "Father of Mathematics"

He was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer,

He was the inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily

Born: c. 287 BC Syracuse, Sicily

Died: c. 212 BC (aged approximately 75) Syracuse, Sicily

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Al-Mamun (786-833 CE) was the seventh Abbasid Caliph, who ruled from 813 to 833 CE.

He was a patron of learning and philosophy, and his court was renowned for its intellectual and cultural achievements.

Al-Mamun commissioned the translation of many Greek philosophical works into Arabic, including the works of Aristotle, Plato, and other prominent philosophers.

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The idiom "The Alpha and Omega" is taken from Christianity and refers to Jesus.

"Alpha" is the first letter of Greek alphabet.

"Omega" is the last letter of Greek alphabet.

Therefore, the meaning of the idiom is 'The beginning and the end'. 

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The word 'democracy' has its origins in the Greek language. It combines two shorter words: 'demos' meaning whole citizen living within a particular city-state and 'kratos' meaning power or rule.

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The Greek term "eudaimonia" means "Happiness."

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Hedone means pleasure.

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The term "Hedonism" derives from the Greek word "Hedone," meaning pleasure.

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Ethos primarily means character or the characteristic spirit of a culture, community, or era.