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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Polemarchus define justice?
(a) Being fair in all contexts.
(b) Stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.
(c) Doing good to one's friends and evil to one's enemies.
(d) Allowing each man to live his life freely.

2. When Cephalus tends to his sacrifice, who immediately takes his place in conversation with Socrates?
(a) Thrasymachus.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Glaucon.
(d) Polemarchus.

3. When Meno arrives in Athens, who is accompanying him?
(a) A small militia unit.
(b) A large group of slaves.
(c) His wife.
(d) Nobody, he is alone.

4. How does Socrates rebut the definition of virtue offered by the poets?
(a) By giving Meno a solid definition of virtue.
(b) By showing Meno that all men desire good things, but that not all men are virtuous.
(c) By instructing Meno that it is impossible to have an abstract entity which moves other things but does not move itself.
(d) By proving to Meno that there are many commonly held virtues.

5. Describe Meno's appearance and attitude when he meets Socrates.
(a) Old, thoughtful, and wise.
(b) Young and handsome though impulsive and arrogant.
(c) Youthful, though ugly and shy.
(d) Middle- aged and curious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Socrates refute Polemarchus' definition of justice?

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

3. What does Socrates tell Ion about a person who can recite poetry well?

4. What analogies does Socrates employ to refute Thrasymachus' position on justice?

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

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