1. What are the three social classes in the republic, according to Socrates?
(a) The philosophers, the sophists, and the warriors.
(b) The working-class, the soldiers, and the rulers.
(c) The leaders, the rebels, and everyone else.
(d) The rich, the poor, and the middle class.

2. What is the major point of Aristophanes' speech?
(a) Everything eventually dies, so it is pointless to love anything.
(b) Love is the desire for unity, because man and woman were once a unified being.
(c) Men loving woman is necessarily better than men loving men, because the former allows for procreation.
(d) Love is as complicated and confusing as good poetry.

3. What do Socrates' interlocutors object to in the beginning of Book V?
(a) All property would be owned by a family.
(b) Children must be born on the 7th of the month.
(c) All children and women should be shared (and raised) in common.
(d) They do not give Socrates any objections until later in the dialogue.

4. What counter-example does Socrates employ as evidence that a state is flawed?
(a) When innocent men are sentenced to death, a state is flawed.
(b) Poor doctors exist where there are poor statesmen.
(c) Diplomats make more money than labors in problematic regions.
(d) "Rich" soldiers in other cities make poor soldiers and poor leaders.

5. 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) Every citizen would have equal access to political power.
(c) They would be elected by the common men.
(d) The richest members of the republic will lead it.