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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 assertion is made by Socrates when he responds to Adeimantus' point?
(a) Philosophers make the best rulers.
(b) Students become philosophers when they stop asking such questions.
(c) True philosophers are more concerned with absolute truth to the opinion of the masses, and only Sophists are evil.
(d) Philosophy is neither an activity nor a profession, but a calling.

2. According to Socrates' points in Book IV, the soul of a philosopher_____________________.
(a) Does not concern Socrates.
(b) Is easily persuadable.
(c) Is better than the soul of a common man.
(d) Can be used for good and evil alike.

3. To illustrate one facet of his argument, Socrates employs the help of which character?
(a) A nearby slave boy to whom he teaches simple geometry.
(b) Meno's wife.
(c) Plato to clarify Socrates' words for a perplexed Meno.
(d) A nearby guard who speaks about virtuous people he knows.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. One large theme that permeates throughout Meno is:

5. When Meno arrives in Athens, who is accompanying him?

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