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Education in The Republic

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plato suggests that educationally, between cultural studies and physical exercise…

a)

Cultural studies should be taken up before physical education

b)

Both cultural studies and physical activities should fit harmoniously together

c)

Physical education should be taken up before cultural studies

2.

It’s _____ for a single individual to play lots of roles as successfully as he plays a single role.

a)

Impossible

b)

Possible

3.

Anything which is in a good state, whether that is due to nature or human skill or both...

a)

can always be changed by an external agent

b)

can easily be changed by an external agent

c)

can hardly be changed by an external agent

d)

can never be changed at all by an external agent

4.

What sort of education did Socrates specifically focus on explaining why it is essential for men of war?

a)

Physical exercise

b)

Cultural studies

c)

Numbers and counting

d)

All of the above

5.

Numbers and calculations are among the topics that direct and lead people to think about reality/truth?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of the following statements is true according to The Republic?

a)

A. Knowledge about arithmetic can last forever

b)

B. Being skilled in mathematics can help someone become quick in many other subjects

c)

C. Mathematics adds minimal benefits to one’s personal abilities

d)

Both A & B

7.

According to Plato, true happiness is achieved through justice

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What are the main causes of unhappiness

a)

A. Social change

b)

B. Social dissension

c)

both A and B

d)

none of the above

9.

Who had a hatred for tyranny

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Thrasymachus

d)

all of the above

10.

What is the main end goal of Plato's educational program

a)

instilling justice and social order

b)

making workers better at their jobs

c)

teaching students about the gods

d)

making everyone more intelligent

11.

Plato thinks the educational program should focus on the workers rather than the guardian ruling class

a)

False

b)

True

12.

What does Plato think should be done to harmful literature

a)

It should be censored

b)

Students should be exposed to it

c)

It is more important than 'moral' literature

d)

No literature is harmful