1. What does Socrates think his dream means?
(a) The kingdom of man is not so different from the animal kingdom.
(b) A foreshadowed vision of Crito coming to visit him.
(c) The boat which was supposed to arrive the same day, would not arrive until tomorrow, thereby delaying his execution.
(d) Socrates will go to heaven after he dies.

2. In the dialogue, Meno blames the confusion in his speech on which of the following?
(a) Himself, because he has not had ample time to prepare for a deep conversation.
(b) Socrates, because Socrates is not listening to Meno's points.
(c) Socrates, because Socrates is deliberately confusing Meno about a subject which Meno thought he knew.
(d) Himself, because he does not think himself a good exemplar of what virtue is.

3. According to Socrates in Book VII, how many years must a philosopher work after finishing his education in order to become a ruler?
(a) Five years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) One year.

4. Which of the following ideas are not mentioned in Book VI?
(a) Hypotheses are helpful, but only when you cannot apprehend an idea without an example.
(b) Philosophers can do good and evil.
(c) The intellectual life of the philosopher is very rigorous.
(d) Learning is a process of recalling past knowledge.

5. Where is courage found in Socrates' republic?
(a) In the lawyers and judges who fight injustice.
(b) In the labors who toil in the sun.
(c) In the soldiers who fight for it.
(d) In the academics who strive for truth.