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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, woman can____________.
(a) Offer proof of the immortal soul.
(b) Lead the republic.
(c) Reach heaven more quickly than men.
(d) Hold any job than men can hold.

2. According to Socrates, what happens when "one [is] mistaken in his judgment, and harms his friends, and helps his enemies, unknowingly"?
(a) It doesn't matter; one would never do this.
(b) He is unjust.
(c) He is just.
(d) He claims to know justice, but doesn't.

3. What are the soldiers of the republic explicitly forbidden to do, according to Socrates?
(a) Take bribes.
(b) Commit atrocities, such as enslavement and land-burning, against fellow Greeks.
(c) Have sex with non-family members.
(d) Execute war criminals.

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

5. When Cephalus tends to his sacrifice, who immediately takes his place in conversation with Socrates?
(a) Thrasymachus.
(b) Polemarchus.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Glaucon.

Short Answer Questions

1. The tyrannical man, according to Socrates, is characterized by___________.

2. Who is Glaucon?

3. In Book IX, how does Socrates describe a tyrant?

4. In Book V, Socrates admits which of the following about his republic?

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

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