The Republic Quizzes

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