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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Republic: Book IV.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In the dialogue, Meno blames the confusion in his speech on which of the following?
(a) Socrates, because Socrates is not listening to Meno's points.
(b) Socrates, because Socrates is deliberately confusing Meno about a subject which Meno thought he knew.
(c) Himself, because he has not had ample time to prepare for a deep conversation.
(d) Himself, because he does not think himself a good exemplar of what virtue is.
2. 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 instructing Meno that it is impossible to have an abstract entity which moves other things but does not move itself.
(c) By giving Meno a solid definition of virtue.
(d) By proving to Meno that there are many commonly held virtues.
3. How are leaders chosen in Socrates' ideal republic?
(a) They would all be the soldiers in training who appeared to love their city more than most.
(b) The richest members of the republic will lead it.
(c) Every citizen would have equal access to political power.
(d) They would be elected by the common men.
4. Describe Thrasymachus' view of Socrates.
(a) He can't follow Socrates' logic.
(b) He chastizes Socrates for asking questions freely, but dodging them when he is asked a question himself.
(c) He likes the Socratic method of reasoning.
(d) He hates Socrates and thinks Socrates is stupid.
5. When he first meets Socrates, Meno asks the following question:
(a) Is virtue taught, or is it inherent to good people?
(b) Is justice necessarily a good thing?
(c) Where he can learn how to be a philosopher?
(d) How do we know if what we are seeing in the physical world actually exists?
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Socrates' view of justice, a ruler should always:
2. In his first argument, Glaucon asserts that is better to __________.
3. In Ion, Socrates compares Ion to which of the following?
4. In Republic: Book III, Socrates is first concerned with:
5. In Ion, Socrates concludes that Ion's ability to memorize poetry is which of the following?
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