Great Dialogues Quiz Questions | Quiz: Ion to Republic: Book I

Quiz: Ion to Republic: Book I

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Who is Socrates walking with when he is stopped by a group of men urging him to come to Cephalus' house?
a) Glaucon.
b) Plato.
c) Meno.
d) Thrasymachus.

2. What is a symposium?
a) An ancient restaurant.
b) An all- night drinking party where various elite Greeks discuss the meaning of love.
c) A small club of Sophists.
d) An outdoor gathering of philosophers near a nobleman's residence.

3. How does Polemarchus define justice?
a) Allowing each man to live his life freely.
b) Doing good to one's friends and evil to one's enemies.
c) Being fair in all contexts.
d) Stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.

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