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Allegory of the Cave

Authored by Whitney Stafford

English

8th - 9th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 73+ times

Allegory of the Cave
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The speaker would likely agree with which of the following statements?

Laughter is sometimes an appropriate response to pity.

Knowledge can be given from teacher to student.

Human nature is influenced by its environment.

Goodness and virtue are innate and cannot be learned.

He is happy who is dazzled by excess light.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Allegory of the Cave was written by...

Plato
Socrates
Sartre
Descartes

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In the allegory, the prisoners represent...

philosophers forced to live among the normal people

people who do not realize that they are not seeing reality

Aristotle's students

students at Dakota High School

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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To be Ignorant is to be...

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

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What does the cave represent for the prisoners?

Qualities

Humanity's fear

a barrier sheltering them from the outside world

Sub-atomic particles

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