WorksheetsEducation in The Republic
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 36mins
Plato suggests that educationally, between cultural studies and physical exercise…
Cultural studies should be taken up before physical education
Both cultural studies and physical activities should fit harmoniously together
Physical education should be taken up before cultural studies
It’s _____ for a single individual to play lots of roles as successfully as he plays a single role.
Impossible
Possible
Anything which is in a good state, whether that is due to nature or human skill or both...
can always be changed by an external agent
can easily be changed by an external agent
can hardly be changed by an external agent
can never be changed at all by an external agent
What sort of education did Socrates specifically focus on explaining why it is essential for men of war?
Physical exercise
Cultural studies
Numbers and counting
All of the above
Numbers and calculations are among the topics that direct and lead people to think about reality/truth?
True
False
Which of the following statements is true according to The Republic?
A. Knowledge about arithmetic can last forever
B. Being skilled in mathematics can help someone become quick in many other subjects
C. Mathematics adds minimal benefits to one’s personal abilities
Both A & B
According to Plato, true happiness is achieved through justice
True
False
What are the main causes of unhappiness
A. Social change
B. Social dissension
both A and B
none of the above
Who had a hatred for tyranny
Plato
Socrates
Thrasymachus
all of the above
What is the main end goal of Plato's educational program
instilling justice and social order
making workers better at their jobs
teaching students about the gods
making everyone more intelligent
Plato thinks the educational program should focus on the workers rather than the guardian ruling class
False
True
What does Plato think should be done to harmful literature
It should be censored
Students should be exposed to it
It is more important than 'moral' literature
No literature is harmful
