I could answer all of them except the one about the Federalist.
Actually the answers are a little more complex than it appears but I guess one could just say Athens and her allies vs Sparta and her allies. I could not name every single city state who fought.
Also I know that Plato was a student of Socrates and Aristotle was a student of Plato. Also they did not mention who was a student of Aristotle. Alexander the Great was Aristotle’s pupil and Alexander even sent back specimens of flora and fauna back to Aristotle during his conquests.
Also Xenophon was a student of Socrates but I bet a lot of teachers would mark that wrong if you said it on a test.
Still overall, I know what is meant.
But they know who Harvey Milk, Chaz Bono, and Caesar Chazez are/were...
There was a young woman on Watters World last night who didn’t know who Ronald Regan was.
When told Regan was a US president she said she was from Vermont where they didn’t teach about the Presidents.
See it here:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4851356520001/watters-world-retro-edition/?#sp=show-clips
All of those are easy except the one about the Federalist papers. I doubt anyone but scholars knows the details of a randomly selected Federalist paper off the top of their head.
“Who taught Plato, and whom did Plato teach? “
Socrates, and little boys playing leapfrog. ;-)
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
The Peloponnesians.
it’s white privilege to know such things. I am privileged to be white.
Mark
bkmk
Article referenced in the original Op-Ed can be found at:
http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2016/02/res-idiotica/
Who played third base for the Cardinals this year?
less important than recognizing the importance of the questions...
“the Gods of the Copybook Headings, I notice, outlast them all.
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http://www.eliteskills.com/c/1460