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Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
According to Socrates, a harmless pleasure is good ___.
only for the immediate pleasure it provides
only for its results
both for its pleasure and its effects
According to Socrates, physical exerice is good ___.
only for the immediate pleasure it provides
only for its results
both for the immediate pleasure and its effects
According to Socrates, thinking is good ___.
only for the immediate pleasure it provides
only for its results
both for the pleasure and its effects
According to Socrates, seeing is good ___.
only for the immediate pleasure it provides
only for its results
both for the pleasure and its effects
According to Socrates, a medical procedure is good ___.
only for the immediate pleasure it provides
only for its results
both for the pleasure and its effects
According to Socrates, a justice is good ___.
only for the immediate pleasure it provides
only for its results
both for the pleasure and its effects
Glaucon takes on the task of praising injustice ___.
because he thinks injustice is a good thing
to make Socrates argue more effectively that justice is a good thing
in order to beat Socrates at his own game
Glaucon and Adeimantus create a scenario in which___.
the good man is deprived of all the rewards of being good
the bad man is given all the rewards of being good
both options are true
Glaucon and Adeimantus create their scenario to make Socrates show them ___.
both options are correct
what advantage the good man gets out of being just if he's not rewarded for being good
what disadvantage the bad man gets out of being bad even though he's rewarded for being bad
Socrates suggests "founding a city in speech" because___.
he wants to divert the conversation away from the question of justice
he thinks justice will be easier to find using a larger model
Thrasymachus violently insists that he do so
he wants to start a revolution in Athens
Justice is found in Adeimantus' city in ___.
strict enforcement of the laws
the simple but effective legislative group
the reliance of the citizens on each other
Glaucon refers to Adeimantus' city as ___.
"the true state"
"a city of sows"
"a model of justice"
Socrates refers to Adeimantus' city as ___.
"the true state"
"a city of sows"
"a model of justice"
While keeping the city Adeimantus has built so far, Glaucon adds ___.
the acquisition of unnecessary things
farm animals
an executive branch
Which of the following is not a natural characteristic for the guardians?
θυμὀς/chutzpah/spritedness
loyalty
physical strength and agility
skepticism
The guardians' entertainments have to be censored so that they ___.
become an out-of-touch elite in the city
are not distracted by excessive emotions
can be properly educated in mathematics
The narratives (tales, songs, etc.) shared with the guardians must ___.
be as colorful and entertaining as the poets can make them
make it seem that dying for the city is the most glorious fate for a soldier
avoid portraying the extremes of comedy and tragedy
