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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Republic: Book IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Socrates' view of justice, a ruler should always:
(a) Foster a combination of fear and loyalty within his subjects.
(b) Put his own interest before those of his people.
(c) Strike injustice down with acts of injustice.
(d) Put the interests of his people before himself.

2. Who are the rulers in Socrates' republic?
(a) The students.
(b) The warriors.
(c) The philosophers.
(d) The doctors.

3. In Book IX,what is the soldier's deepest pleasure?
(a) Truth.
(b) Honor.
(c) Material gain.
(d) Strength.

4. What do Socrates' interlocutors object to in the beginning of Book V?
(a) All property would be owned by a family.
(b) Children must be born on the 7th of the month.
(c) They do not give Socrates any objections until later in the dialogue.
(d) All children and women should be shared (and raised) in common.

5. The common man is not concerned with beauty itself, but ___________.
(a) He is concerned with more abstract notions.
(b) He is concerned with beautiful things.
(c) He concerns himself with only practical matters.
(d) He is concerned for his soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Socrates think is the fourth (and least) happiest social class of man in the republic?

2. When Cephalus tends to his sacrifice, who immediately takes his place in conversation with Socrates?

3. In Book IX, what is the philosopher's deepest pleasure?

4. What does Cephalus say to Socrates about old age?

5. How does Polemarchus define justice?

(see the answer key)

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