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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who says, at the very end of Book II, "I completely endorse these patterns, and I would enact them as laws"?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Thrasymachus.
(c) Glaucon.
(d) Adeimantus.

3. How does Thrasymachus first define justice?
(a) "Nothing other than the advantage of the stronger."
(b) "Acting selflessly, so that the kingdom may prosper."
(c) "Making laws to one's own disadvantage."
(d) "Being impartial and unbiased in all decisions."

4. Socrates claims that he learned about love from which of the following?
(a) Plato.
(b) Meno.
(c) Diotima.
(d) Alcibides.

5. What definition of virtue do Meno and Socrates borrow from "the poets"?
(a) Virtue is the unmoved mover of all things.
(b) Virtue is different for every person.
(c) Virtue, like other abstract notions, resists our best attempts to define it.
(d) Virtue is the desire and power to obtain good things.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Socrates speak about dogs and other animals to Glaucon?

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

4. Who is the surprise visitor to the symposium, and why does he come?

5. Before Socrates delivers his speech, he cross- examines Agathon about which of the following?

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