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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ion is renowned for his ability to recite which famous poet?
(a) Homer.
(b) Aristophanes.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Shakespeare.

2. In Ion, Socrates compares Ion to which of the following?
(a) Greek artists and sculptors.
(b) Religious prophets.
(c) Musicians.
(d) Plato.

3. How are leaders chosen in Socrates' ideal republic?
(a) Every citizen would have equal access to political power.
(b) The richest members of the republic will lead it.
(c) They would all be the soldiers in training who appeared to love their city more than most.
(d) They would be elected by the common men.

4. Who is Eryximachus?
(a) A doctor who argues that love is like a medicine curing life's ailments.
(b) The last speaker and surprise guest at the symposium.
(c) A philosopher who attacks Pausanias' postion.
(d) A poet who argues that men and woman were once fused beings.

5. Though Glaucon is primarily concerned about justice within the individual, Socrates first begins by analyzing __________.
(a) Glaucon's own virtue.
(b) Virtue as it is demanded of the city's leaders.
(c) Justice as it relates to a small family.
(d) Justice as it relates to an entire city's population.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Socrates reason about poetry?

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

3. Who is Asclepius?

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

5. Ultimately, Socrates concludes that justice is______________.

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