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Republic 2

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to Socrates, a harmless pleasure is good ___.

a)

only for the immediate pleasure it provides

b)

only for its results

c)

both for its pleasure and its effects

2.

According to Socrates, physical exerice is good ___.

a)

only for the immediate pleasure it provides

b)

only for its results

c)

both for the immediate pleasure and its effects

3.

According to Socrates, thinking is good ___.

a)

only for the immediate pleasure it provides

b)

only for its results

c)

both for the pleasure and its effects

4.

According to Socrates, seeing is good ___.

a)

only for the immediate pleasure it provides

b)

only for its results

c)

both for the pleasure and its effects

5.

According to Socrates, a medical procedure is good ___.

a)

only for the immediate pleasure it provides

b)

only for its results

c)

both for the pleasure and its effects

6.

According to Socrates, a justice is good ___.

a)

only for the immediate pleasure it provides

b)

only for its results

c)

both for the pleasure and its effects

7.

Glaucon takes on the task of praising injustice ___.

a)

because he thinks injustice is a good thing

b)

to make Socrates argue more effectively that justice is a good thing

c)

in order to beat Socrates at his own game

8.

Glaucon and Adeimantus create a scenario in which___.

a)

the good man is deprived of all the rewards of being good

b)

the bad man is given all the rewards of being good

c)

both options are true

9.

Glaucon and Adeimantus create their scenario to make Socrates show them ___.

a)

both options are correct

b)

what advantage the good man gets out of being just if he's not rewarded for being good

c)

what disadvantage the bad man gets out of being bad even though he's rewarded for being bad

10.

Socrates suggests "founding a city in speech" because___.

a)

he wants to divert the conversation away from the question of justice

b)

he thinks justice will be easier to find using a larger model

c)

Thrasymachus violently insists that he do so

d)

he wants to start a revolution in Athens

11.

Justice is found in Adeimantus' city in ___.

a)

strict enforcement of the laws

b)

the simple but effective legislative group

c)

the reliance of the citizens on each other

12.

Glaucon refers to Adeimantus' city as ___.

a)

"the true state"

b)

"a city of sows"

c)

"a model of justice"

13.

Socrates refers to Adeimantus' city as ___.

a)

"the true state"

b)

"a city of sows"

c)

"a model of justice"

14.

While keeping the city Adeimantus has built so far, Glaucon adds ___.

a)

the acquisition of unnecessary things

b)

farm animals

c)

an executive branch

15.

Which of the following is not a natural characteristic for the guardians?

a)

θυμὀς/chutzpah/spritedness

b)

loyalty

c)

physical strength and agility

d)

skepticism

16.

The guardians' entertainments have to be censored so that they ___.

a)

become an out-of-touch elite in the city

b)

are not distracted by excessive emotions

c)

can be properly educated in mathematics

17.

The narratives (tales, songs, etc.) shared with the guardians must ___.

a)

be as colorful and entertaining as the poets can make them

b)

make it seem that dying for the city is the most glorious fate for a soldier

c)

avoid portraying the extremes of comedy and tragedy