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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Socrates, woman can____________.
(a) Offer proof of the immortal soul.
(b) Reach heaven more quickly than men.
(c) Hold any job than men can hold.
(d) Lead the republic.

2. What poet is cited by Cephalus to explain the paradox of old age?
(a) Petrach.
(b) Pindar.
(c) Homer.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. In Book V, Socrates admits which of the following about his republic?
(a) He hopes his city is built, just not in his lifetime.
(b) Though theoretically sound, such a city might not be actually possible.
(c) His city will rule the world.
(d) Many people would have to be brainwashed before they would live in such a city.

4. How does Socrates defend the point that men and women are equal?
(a) Men need women to exist (and vice-versa), so man and woman are better regarded as parts of a whole rather than individuals.
(b) Though men are physically stronger, women are emotionally stronger.
(c) Though they have different external organs, their internal ones are similar.
(d) Though they have different natures, they can perform the same tasks.

5. Who is Glaucon?
(a) One of the interlocutors.
(b) Socrates' son.
(c) The ideal solider.
(d) Not philosophically ambitious.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Socrates' radical math, the tyrant's life is 729 times________.

2. The common man is not concerned with beauty itself, but ___________.

3. According to Socrates' opinion, what does the common man's simple mind cause him to mistake?

4. How does Thrasymachus first define justice?

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

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