Classic Classic Quiz The unusual deaths of some philosophers by KateMac KateMac 64 played - 5 mths ago Dying of laughter. QUIZ 7 QUESTIONS expert 1 Which Greek philosopher would rather be slaughtered than cross a field of feves? HeraclitusPythagorasEmpedoclesDiogenes 2 Which other died from an infestation of lice? AristotlePlatoZenon of CittiumZenon of Elee 3 He choked on cow dung, which he had smeared on himself to treat an oedema. Zenon of EleeAristotleEmpedoclesHeraclitus 4 This English philosopher died of a chill after stuffing a chicken with snow in the streets of London to establish the effects of refrigeration. William of OckhamDavid HumeFrancis BaconThomas Hobbes 5 This French philosopher was choked to death by an apricot. MontesquieuRousseauLa MettrieDiderot 6 And this other, from indigestion of pate aux truffes. La MettrieMadame du ChateletVoltaireLa Rochefoucauld 7 He was crushed to death by a dry cleaner's van. Merleau-PontyBarthesFoucaultDeleuze A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires