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Republic 10

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who creates, say, an actual couch?

a)

god

b)

craftsman

c)

painter

2.

Who creates an image of a couch?

a)

god

b)

craftsman

c)

painter

3.

Who creates the idea of a couch?

a)

god

b)

craftsman

c)

painter

4.

Which is the most perfect and permanent?

a)

the idea of the couch

b)

the actual couch you can sit on

c)

the picture of the couch

5.

According to Socrates, Homer and the poets are most like ___.

a)

god

b)

the craftsman

c)

the painter

6.

Since Homer and the poets flatter the desires and show human beings only as objects of humor or pity, ___.

a)

they must be welcomed into the state

b)

they must be made rulers in the state

c)

they must be banished from the state

7.

Why does Socrates believe the soul to be immortal?

a)

it does not get sick

b)

Greek religion taught him that this was so

c)

because reincarnation, he believed, was an observable fact

8.

The just, in the end, if not rewarded with respect and success, are ultimately rewarded ___.

a)

not at all

b)

in the songs of the poets

c)

in the afterlife

9.

The Myth of Er: in the meadow, the ___ lead to heaven or Hades.

a)

exits

b)

entrances

c)

seven-day stay

d)

all deeds are requited 10-fold

10.

The Myth of Er: in the meadow, the ___ come from heaven or Hades.

a)

exits

b)

entrances

c)

seven-day stay

d)

all deeds are requited 10-fold

11.

The Myth of Er: in the meadow, the arriving souls make a ___.

a)

exits

b)

entrances

c)

seven-day stay

d)

all deeds are requited 10-fold

12.

The Myth of Er: in the meadow, the arriving souls learn that ___.

a)

exits

b)

entrances

c)

seven-day stay

d)

all deeds are requited 10-fold

13.

The Myth of Er: ultimately, the souls make their best choices by consulting ___.

a)

beauty

b)

courage

c)

wealth

d)

knowledge of the soul itself

14.

According to Socrates, it is urgent that a young person ___.

a)

use sunscreen and exercise regularly

b)

find the subject and the teacher that can bring the greatest wisdom

c)

get and hold onto as much power as possible

d)

retire from the world of people and live a contemplative life