The Allegory of the Cave

How does the description "the man is dragged and forced into the sun" by the author reflect Plato's belief about how knowledge is attained?

• It may represent Plato's belief that people are not capable of attaining knowledge by themselves. It may also represent the belief that attaining knowledge is a difficult and sometimes even painful process.

• It may represent Plato's belief that people are capable of attaining knowledge by themselves. It may also represent the belief that attaining knowledge is a difficult and sometimes even painful process.

• It may represent Plato's belief that people are not capable of attaining knowledge by themselves. It may also represent the belief that attaining knowledge is easy and sometimes even painful process.

• It may represent Plato's belief that people are only capable of attaining knowledge by themselves. It may also represent the belief that attaining knowledge is a difficult and sometimes even painless process.

Why is the prisoners' knowledge of truth and reality limited to the shadows on the wall?

• They have knowledge of anything else in the world, only what is directly in front of them. It does not occur to them that what they see is not real, so they question it.

• They have no knowledge of anything else in the world, only what is directly in front of them. It does not occur to them that what they see is not real, so they never question it.

• They have no knowledge of anything else in the world, only what is directly in front of them. It does occur to them that what they see is not real, so they never question it.

• They have knowledge of anything else in the world, only what is directly in front of them. It occurs to them that what they see is not real, so they never question it.

Who might the strange prisoners be and what might they and their enslavement represent?

• a. The prisoners may represent elite people, shackled, and only able to see the shadows. They are imprisoned to ignorance because what they can see and know is limited.

• b. The prisoners may represent average people, shackled, and only able to see the shadows. They are imprisoned to poverty because what they can see and know is limited.

• c. The prisoners may represent average people, shackled, and only able to see the shadows. They are imprisoned to wisdom because what they can see and know is unlimited.

• d. The prisoners may represent average people, shackled, and only able to see the shadows. They are imprisoned to ignorance because what they can see and know is limited.

What is the purpose of "good" in the world?

• Good is the author or the creator of all things ugly and unrighteous. It is the source of reason and truth in the intellectual.

• Good is the author or the creator of all things dark and right. It is the source of reason and truth in the intellectual.

• Good is the author or the creator of all things bright and right. It is the source of reason and truth in the intellectual.

• Good is the author or the creator of all things unjust and prejudice. It is the source of reason and truth in the intellectual.

Why will someone who remembers the bewilderments of the eyes be unlikely to laugh at someone exiting from or returning to the darkness?

• This person will remember the pain, confusion, and difficulty of the transition, and he will know that it is the result of being either unaccustomed to the dark or dazzled by the excess of light.

• This person will remember the pain, confusion, and difficulty of the transition, and he will not know that it is the result of being either unaccustomed to the dark or dazzled by the excess of light.

• This person will remember the pain, confusion, and difficulty of the transition, and he will know that it is the result of being either accustomed to the dark or dazzled by the excess of light.

• This person will remember the pain, confusion, and comfort of the transition, and he will not know that it is the result of being either unaccustomed to the dark or dazzled by the excess of light.

What do the prisoners believe is real while shackle to the walls?

• They believe that the shadows on the wall are magical.

• They believe that the shadows on the wall are cartoons.

• They believe that the shadows on the wall are unreal.

• They believe that the shadows on the wall are real.

How do the prisoners get free from the cave?

• The prisoners escaped from the cave.

• The prisoners are led out of the cave.

• The prisoners destroyed the cave.

• The prisoners burnt the cave.

How is the process of enlightenment described in "The Allegory of the Cave"?

• It is a journey that people can't complete by themselves. They need a guide to lead them out of wisdom.

• It is a journey that people can complete by themselves. They need not a guide to lead them out of ignorance.

• It is a journey that people can't complete by themselves. They need a guide to lead them out of ignorance.

• It is a journey that people can complete by themselves. They need a guide to lead them out of ignorance.

After being led into the light, what do the prisoners believe is real?

• They believe that things outside of the physical realm are real.

• They believe that things outside of the physical realm are illusions.

• They believe that things inside of the physical realm are real.

• They believe that things outside of the physical realm are unreal.

Who is the author of "The Allegory of the Cave"?

• Glaucus

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Socrates