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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poet is cited by Cephalus to explain the paradox of old age?
(a) Pindar.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Petrach.
(d) Homer.

2. According to Socrates, where would the republic's leaders live?
(a) In a palace in the country's largest city.
(b) Among the citizens.
(c) In the Academy.
(d) Separately from the citizens.

3. In the then-present Greece, Socrates believes that __________.
(a) The rise of a philosopher-king, though desirable, is an impossible scenario.
(b) Sophists fill the role of philosophers.
(c) There are very many true philosophers.
(d) There are very few true philosophers.

4. How are leaders chosen in Socrates' ideal republic?
(a) The richest members of the republic will lead it.
(b) They would all be the soldiers in training who appeared to love their city more than most.
(c) Every citizen would have equal access to political power.
(d) They would be elected by the common men.

5. In Socrates' republic, judges must__________.
(a) Be good, but able to spot evil.
(b) Be fair and strict.
(c) Be completely removed from evil.
(d) Be fair and lax.

Short Answer Questions

1. One virtue that Socrates constantly refers to in his reasoning throughout Book III is_____________.

2. Socrates believes that the Sophists________________.

3. To which other creative art does Socrates propose censorship?

4. In Socrates' ideal nation, literature which depicts the afterlife should depict it as___________.

5. When he first meets Socrates, Meno asks the following question:

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