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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said the following: "may not the art of which neither teachers nor disciples exist be assumed to be incapable of being taught?"
(a) The slave boy.
(b) Meno.
(c) Meno's wife.
(d) Socrates.

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 claims to know justice, but doesn't.
(d) He is just.

3. In Book V, what is the philosopher concerned with, according to Socrates?
(a) Absolute being.
(b) The afterlife.
(c) Beautiful things.
(d) Justice, and only justice.

4. In the dialogue, Meno blames the confusion in his speech on which of the following?
(a) Himself, because he has not had ample time to prepare for a deep conversation.
(b) Himself, because he does not think himself a good exemplar of what virtue is.
(c) Socrates, because Socrates is deliberately confusing Meno about a subject which Meno thought he knew.
(d) Socrates, because Socrates is not listening to Meno's points.

5. Why would candidates for a philosopher-king class in the republic be tested?
(a) To show that they have no skeletons in their closets.
(b) To enjoy a life of task and reward.
(c) To prove that they are stronger than their adversaries.
(d) To ensure that they can endure different types of intellectual life.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which poet does Polemarchus derive his definition of justice?

2. According to Socrates, woman can____________.

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

4. When first asked by Socrates to define virtue, Meno responds with which of the following?

5. Which demographic of the Athenian population does Socrates single out for discussion?

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