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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Apology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which demographic of the Athenian population does Socrates single out for discussion?
(a) The citizens.
(b) The sophists.
(c) The soldiers.
(d) The lawyers.

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

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

4. According to Socrates, what are the three parts of the soul?
(a) Goodness, badness, and curiosity.
(b) Thoughtfulness, mindfulness, and power.
(c) Hate, love, and desire.
(d) Rationality, spirit, and appetite.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In order to respond to Glaucon's objections, Socrates ___________________.

3. According to Socrates, where would the republic's leaders live?

4. From Socrates' point of view, the philosopher is __________ than the tyrant.

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

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