Allegory of the Cave

1. What is the definition of allegory?

• a. An expression to call something to mind

• b. A word figuratively applied to an object or action

• c. A story that can be interpreted to reveal meaning, usually political or moral

• d. A shape used to represent an organization

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2. To whom is Plato speaking?

• Sophocles

• Glaucon

• Aristotle

• The prisoners

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3. What do the prisoners see in the cave?

• Shadows

• Puppet Masters

• The sun

• Wild Animals

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4. When liberated, to what does the prisoner walk to?

• Water

• Light

• Food

• Other prisoners

5. What happens when the prisoner sees the sun?

• He weeps tears

• He shouts for joy

• He prays to the Gods

• He suffers sharp pains

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6. What does the sun represent in the allegory?

• Knowledge

• Science

• Religios

• Government

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7. Plato asserts, “..do you not suppose that he would felicitate himself on the change, and pity them.”

• a. Felicitate means: exonerate

• b. Felicitate means: congratulate

• c. Felicitate means: commiserate with

• d. Felicitate means: eviscerate

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8. What does the cave represent in the allegory

• Sadness

• Power

• Art

• Ignorance

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9. Plato believes that conferring honors in the cave is ____?

• Noteworthy

• Entertaining

• Redundant

• Miserable

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10. If a prisoner returned to the cave, how would he be received?

• With honors

• With prayer

• With mistrust

• With work orders

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