Great Dialogues Quiz Questions | Quiz: Republic: Book VIII to Republic: Book IX

Quiz: Republic: Book VIII to Republic: Book IX

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Which one of the following scenarios, according to Socrates, would most likely give rise to a tyrannical government?
a) A man, claiming to save the poor from the rich in a democracy, rising to power and being immediately corrupted by it.
b) A merchant purchasing secret information about the government and using it to blackmail congress.
c) A military lieutenant from within the general's ranks making a grab for power to control the timocracy.
d) A hero completing a...
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