"The Allegory of the Cave" Part One Quiz ((USE YOUR TEXT!!))

What is an allegory?

• A literary work used to symbolize and reveal deeper meanings about life

• The use of a protagonist to represent a cave

• The use of similes, metaphors, and personification

• The use of story telling to teach about nature and culture

Who is having the discussion in the allegory?

• Glaucoma & Socrates

• Plato & Socrates

• Glaucon & Socrates

• Prisoners and their captors

The people have been in this dwelling since childhood, shackled by the legs and neck. What does "shackled" mean?

• Buckled in

• Slowly dragged

• Set free

• Confined and restrained

What is in front of the men in the cave?

• the wall

• a TV

• a screen

• literally nothing

What is directly behind the men in the cave

• a wall and fire

• a TV

• a wall... like a partition

• fire

What is behind and slightly above the men in the cave?

• a wall and fire

• a wall

• a fire

• a TV

Why are the men only able to see in front of them?

• They are lizard-people with underdeveloped eyesight

• Their necks and legs are shackled so they cannot move

• The TV screen is all around them so they can only see the TV

• They have been chained since childhood which has caused them to develop poor eye sight

Which image(s) best depict the story SO FAR!

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To be Ignorant is to be...

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