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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Socrates regard an oligarchy?
(a) Socrates thinks that class divisions are crucial to the success of an oligarchy.
(b) Socrates asserts that an oligarchy is worse than a democracy.
(c) Socrates thinks that oligarchy is the best form of government in all cases.
(d) Socrates claims that oligarchy is dangerous because it often leads to an impoverished public.

2. Where is wisdom found in Socrates' ideal republic?
(a) In the slaves who labor in it.
(b) In those who rule and order it.
(c) In Socrates, and others like him.
(d) In the moral law.

3. What does Cephalus say to Socrates about old age?
(a) Aging takes the life out of one's body.
(b) Wisdom is not worth death.
(c) Most people think it is a curse, but one can enjoy freedom from youth's passions.
(d) Old age is the same as youth, it just depends on one's perspective.

4. By the end of Book IV Socrates has still not proved _______________.
(a) Courage comes from education and fear comes from ignorance.
(b) Justice manifests on earth.
(c) Laws affect the flow of life.
(d) Justice is preferable to injustice.

5. Which demographic of the Athenian population does Socrates single out for discussion?
(a) The soldiers.
(b) The sophists.
(c) The citizens.
(d) The lawyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book IX, what is the common man's deepest pleasure?

2. What analogies does Socrates employ to refute Thrasymachus' position on justice?

3. What definition of virtue do Meno and Socrates borrow from "the poets"?

4. Complete the comparison: philosophers have wisdom whereas common men have _______

5. Socrates believes that a philosopher is best rewarded in death if ________.

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