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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Book IX, what is the common man's deepest pleasure?
(a) Sex.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Material gain.
(d) Truth.
2. When Phaedo first arrives at the prison, what is Socrates doing?
(a) Meditating.
(b) Speaking to the guards.
(c) Crying like a madman.
(d) Writing poetry.
3. The evil of the soul, explained in Book X by Socrates, is ___________.
(a) Injustice.
(b) Dishonesty.
(c) Fire.
(d) Treason.
4. After a philosopher's formal education is complete in the Republic, what does Socrates' think is the next step in his training?
(a) Going into the street and spreading his knowledge to the masses.
(b) Holding a military post in order to see if he can resist temptation in the field.
(c) Living abroad and returning only when summoned.
(d) Working towards a professorship.
5. From Socrates' point of view, the philosopher is __________ than the tyrant.
(a) More rewarded.
(b) Immensely more happy.
(c) Vested with less power.
(d) Worse off.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Socrates' radical math, the tyrant's life is 729 times________.
2. According to Socrates' opinion, what does the common man's simple mind cause him to mistake?
3. Which of the following ideas are not mentioned in Book VI?
4. What is Crito's relationship to Socrates?
5. According to Socrates, what would be one way for philosopher-rule to commence?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the entire Apology an example of Socratic wisdom in practice?
2. Why can't the common man see the world like the philosopher, according to Socrates?
3. Why does Socrates think philosophers make the best rulers?
4. Why does Socrates think that the forms of government are like forms in the human soul?
5. Why is democracy dangerous, according to Socrates?
6. Why is the tyrannical man the most miserable, according to Socrates?
7. Why are poets dangerous, according to Socrates?
8. Describe Socrates view of death and its role for the philosopher.
9. Describe Crito's and Socrates' relationship. Why is this important to the dialogue?
10. What are the five tell-tale traits of an aspiring philosopher, according to Socrates?
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