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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Polemarchus define justice?
(a) Doing good to one's friends and evil to one's enemies.
(b) Stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.
(c) Being fair in all contexts.
(d) Allowing each man to live his life freely.

2. When first asked by Socrates to define virtue, Meno responds with which of the following?
(a) A vague unassuming definition which is accepted by Socrates.
(b) Examples of virtuous people with different lifestyles.
(c) A question, asking Socrates if this is really worth his time.
(d) A theoretical ontology with ethical limitations on virtue.

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

4. To illustrate one facet of his argument, Socrates employs the help of which character?
(a) Meno's wife.
(b) Plato to clarify Socrates' words for a perplexed Meno.
(c) A nearby slave boy to whom he teaches simple geometry.
(d) A nearby guard who speaks about virtuous people he knows.

5. Who are the rulers in Socrates' republic?
(a) The warriors.
(b) The philosophers.
(c) The doctors.
(d) The students.

Short Answer Questions

1. Socrates argues that the philosopher __________.

2. What does Cephalus say to Socrates about old age?

3. One large theme that permeates throughout Meno is:

4. In Socrates' ideal nation, literature which depicts the afterlife should depict it as___________.

5. To which other creative art does Socrates propose censorship?

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