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Republic 4

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

In 419a Adeimantus objects that ___.

a)

the Noble Lie isn't noble

b)

the guardians have the hardest job and the least satisfactory compensation

c)

the "moneymakers" or workers are no longer necessary to the state

2.

Socrates responds to Adeimantus' objection by pointing out that ___.

a)

the goal is to create a perfect state, not make one group or another happy

b)

the Noble Lie is in fact quite noble

c)

the "moneymakers" are still necessary to serve the guardians

3.

The chief advantage of avoiding the extremes of wealth and poverty in a state is ___.

a)

a kind of workers' paradise

b)

that it's less expensive

c)

a lack of division and factionalism

4.

Figuratively speaking, Socrates argues that the guardians must "build their guardhouse" ___.

a)

in music

b)

at the border with their most hostile neighbor

c)

in the center of the city

d)

in the gymnasium

5.

The state should not make laws concerning ___.

a)

the fine details of the marketplace

b)

religious observances

c)

the construction of temples

d)

all options are true

6.

Socrates & Co. agree that they have based the creation of their state on ___.

a)

the will of the gods

b)

the teachings of Thales

c)

a realistic assessment of what seems easiest to accomplish

d)

observations of nature

7.

Wisdom in the state is most clearly in evidence ___.

a)

among the leaders

b)

among the guardians

c)

among the workers

d)

in the arrangement of its three parts

8.

Courage in the state is most clearly in evidence ___.

a)

among the leaders

b)

among the guardians

c)

among the workers

d)

in the arrangement of its three parts

9.

Moderation in the state is most clearly in evidence ___.

a)

among the leaders

b)

among the guardians

c)

among the workers

d)

in the arrangement of its three parts

10.

Justice in the state is most clearly in evidence ___.

a)

among the leaders

b)

among the guardians

c)

among the workers

d)

in the arrangement of its three parts

e)

when each of the groups does what it is supposed to do

11.

We can see that the "soul," like the state, has parts because ___.

a)

it is located in different body parts

b)

we can have two or more conflicting impulses at the same time

c)

it would be unjust if it were not so

12.

The rulers in the state correspond to the ___ in the soul.

a)

calculating part

b)

θυμὀς/chutzpah/spiritedness

c)

desiring part

d)

proper arrangement of the parts

13.

The guardians in the state correspond to the ___ in the soul.

a)

calculating part

b)

θυμὀς/chutzpah/spiritedness

c)

desiring part

d)

proper arrangement of the parts

14.

The moneymakers in the state correspond to the ___ in the soul.

a)

calculating part

b)

θυμὀς/chutzpah/spiritedness

c)

desiring part

d)

proper arrangement of the parts

15.

Moderation in the state corresponds to the ___ in the soul.

a)

calculating part

b)

θυμὀς/chutzpah/spiritedness

c)

desiring part

d)

proper arrangement of the parts

16.

As with the state, justice in the soul is most clearly in evidence ___.

a)

in the calculating part

b)

in its spiritedness

c)

in its desires

d)

in the arrangement of its parts

e)

when each of the parts does what it is supposed to do

17.

The just man who has none of the external rewards a just man deserves, thus at least has ___.

a)

pots of cash

b)

chutzpah

c)

high intelligence

d)

a healthy mind/soul

18.

The unjust man who has all of the external rewards a just man deserves, is in the final analysis lacking ___.

a)

pots of cash

b)

chutzpah

c)

high intelligence

d)

a healthy mind/soul