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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Republic: Book X.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The tyrannical man, according to Socrates, is characterized by___________.
(a) A lack of temperance or restraint in any of his desires.
(b) A quickness to express wayward thoughts.
(c) Extreme paranoia.
(d) Spending money frivolously.
2. In order to respond to Glaucon's objections, Socrates ___________________.
(a) Tries to find justice in animals before finding justice in humans.
(b) Analogizes justice to fine skills like woodworking and carpentry.
(c) Posits an ideal city so that he might discover where justice comes from.
(d) Changes the subject completely.
3. In Book IX, the democratic man is described by Socrates as one who_________.
(a) Is just as evil as the tyrannical man.
(b) Is the most virtuous type of person.
(c) Cares only for himself.
(d) Will not fulfill his perverse desires because he has a conscience.
4. How does Socrates regard a democracy?
(a) Socrates thinks it is the best form of government in all cases.
(b) Socrates thinks democracy is the worst form of government.
(c) Socrates thinks that the people should be able to choose who leads them.
(d) Socrates is only for a democracy if it has a bipartisan senate.
5. What is the major point of Aristophanes' speech?
(a) Love is as complicated and confusing as good poetry.
(b) Everything eventually dies, so it is pointless to love anything.
(c) Men loving woman is necessarily better than men loving men, because the former allows for procreation.
(d) Love is the desire for unity, because man and woman were once a unified being.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Socrates' radical math, the tyrant's life is 729 times________.
2. What is a symposium?
3. According to Socrates' opinion, what is the second happiest social class of man in the world?
4. Before Socrates delivers his speech, he cross- examines Agathon about which of the following?
5. By the end of Book IV Socrates has still not proved _______________.
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