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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' opinion, what does the common man's simple mind cause him to mistake?
(a) Reason for illogic.
(b) Emotions for arguments.
(c) Examples for definitions.
(d) A ceasing of pain for pleasure.

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

3. According to Socrates' opinion, what is the third happiest social class of man in the world?
(a) The tyrant.
(b) The philosophy student.
(c) The democratic man.
(d) The atheistic man.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the soldiers of the republic explicitly forbidden to do, according to Socrates?

2. According to Socrates, what happens when "one [is] mistaken in his judgment, and harms his friends, and helps his enemies, unknowingly"?

3. What do Socrates' interlocutors object to in the beginning of Book V?

4. The common man is not concerned with beauty itself, but ___________.

5. How does Socrates defend the point that men and women are equal?

(see the answer key)

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