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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Socrates concludes which of the following about virtue?
(a) It cannot be taught and is therefore not knowledge.
(b) If it manifests differently in different people, than it cannot have one definition.
(c) If it can be taught then it is knowledge.
(d) If it is the same in everyone, then we should be able to define it.

2. According to Socrates' view of justice, a ruler should always:
(a) Put his own interest before those of his people.
(b) Put the interests of his people before himself.
(c) Strike injustice down with acts of injustice.
(d) Foster a combination of fear and loyalty within his subjects.

3. Why is Socrates worried about literature which contains wayward characters?
(a) He wants every story for have a moral.
(b) Socrates is not worried about such fictional characters.
(c) He thinks that people will imitate such characters.
(d) Socrates hates fiction.

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

5. What poet is cited by Cephalus to explain the paradox of old age?
(a) Pindar.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Homer.
(d) Petrach.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Socrates, what would be one way for philosopher-rule to commence?

2. How does Socrates rebut the definition of virtue offered by the poets?

3. If led by true philosophers, Socrates argues that the republic would__________________.

4. Which subject should be taught last in Socrates' curriculum?

5. By the end of Book IV Socrates has still not proved _______________.

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