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The Republic Quiz 1

  • 1. The amiable old father of Polermarchus is named _______?
    •     Euripides
    •     Cleitophon
    •     Cephalus
    •     Charmenides

  • 2. What is "justice" as submitted by Polermarchus?
    •     Everything is permitted
    •     Do unto others as you would have done unto you
    •     The interest of the stronger
    •     Give good to friends and evil to enemies

  • 3. Socrates enjoys but eliminates most of the verses of which poet?
    •     Pindar
    •     Sophocles
    •     Homer
    •     Catullus

  • 4. Agamemnon choose to be a _______ in the tale of the afterlife.
    •     king
    •     lion
    •     private man
    •     eagle

  • 5. Thrasymachus enters the dialogue demanding ______.
    •     fanfare
    •     admiration
    •     money
    •     recognition

  • 6. Thrasymachus' "justice" is a form of _______.
    •     democracy
    •     oligarchy
    •     timocracy
    •     tyranny

  • 7. Which is not one of the three basic "necessities" of man as given by Socrates?
    •     food
    •     shelter
    •     clothing
    •     pleasure

  • 8. Which is not one of the three basic "classes" of citizens as given by Socrates?
    •     guardians
    •     producers
    •     senators
    •     auxiliaries

  • 9. _____ and _____ are the two primary headings of education.
    •     science and literature
    •     gymnasium and music
    •     philosophy and mathematics
    •     soul and spirit

  • 10. Socrates divides narration into ______ and ______.
    •     discursive and digressive
    •     narrative and imitative
    •     straight and slant
    •     dialogue and description

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