What did Al-Farabi stress regarding leadership and education?
a) The importance of military training
b) The need for strict discipline
c) The production of good leaders and moral balance
Explanation: He believed education should produce good leaders and foster moral balance.
According to Al-Farabi, what is the purpose of knowledge?
a) Intellectual growth
b) Practical application
c) Theoretical exploration
Explanation: Al-Farabi believed that knowledge should be applied in practical action.
What is the importance of practical sciences in education, according to Al-Farabi?
a) They are irrelevant
b) They enhance theoretical knowledge
c) They must be linked to readiness for action
Explanation: Practical sciences in education should be linked to readiness for action, not just theoretical knowledge.
How does Al-Farabi view the role of law in education?
a) Irrelevant
b) As a model for leaders
c) As a tool for control
Explanation: Law plays an educational role when leaders follow it as a model for the public, according to Al-Farabi.
What are some of the methods of instruction described by Al-Farabi?
a) Argument and discourse
b) Memorization and repetition
c) Isolation and punishment
Explanation: Al-Farabi described methods of instruction including argument and discourse.
How does knowledge evolve from sensory perception to intellectual understanding, according to Al-Farabi?
a) Through meditation
b) Through divine revelation
c) Through imagination
Explanation: Knowledge begins with the senses and evolves into intellectual understanding through imagination, according to Al-Farabi.
