Allegory of the Cave Vocab Quiz

To be Ignorant is to be...

• confused
• intelligent
• lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned
• of the mind

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To infer is to...

• go up quickly
• go down quickly
• conclude from evidence rather than an explicit statement
• a contemplation of some higher spiritual reality

To felicitate is to...

• seek safety
• congratulate
• create an idea
• try or attempt

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A philosopher is...

• Dr. Seuss
• an idea
• of or from gods
• a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If someone is conferred(honors) they are...

• giving awards or other marks of respect
• covered with small sparkling objects
• a puppet worked from above by strings attached to its limbs
• confused

To converse is to

• engage a battle
• engage in conversation
• persuade someone
• congratulate someone

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To be Enlightened is...

• to give intellectual or spiritual light to
• to go quickly
• to be right or accurate
• to force someone to do something

To contemplate is to

• think or imagine
• create an example of illustration
• attach to the end of
• look at thoughtfully for a long time

An Allegory is...

• To think or imagine
• a story, poem, or picture that has a hidden meaning
• the end of a story
• firm or secure

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

To disabuse someone is to...

• make them into a puppet
• make them comfortable because of familiarity
• persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken
• congratulate them