The Republic Quizzes

The Republic Quiz 1

By Paul Cantagallo · Last reviewed May 27, 2000

1 The amiable old father of Polermarchus is named _______?

Charmenides

Cleitophon

Cephalus

Euripides
2 What is "justice" as submitted by Polermarchus?

Everything is permitted

The interest of the stronger

Give good to friends and evil to enemies

Do unto others as you would have done unto you
3 Socrates enjoys but eliminates most of the verses of which poet?

Sophocles

Pindar

Catullus

Homer
4 Agamemnon choose to be a _______ in the tale of the afterlife.

lion

eagle

private man

king
5 Thrasymachus enters the dialogue demanding ______.

fanfare

recognition

money

admiration
6 Thrasymachus' "justice" is a form of _______.

tyranny

oligarchy

democracy

timocracy
7 Which is not one of the three basic "necessities" of man as given by Socrates?

clothing

food

shelter

pleasure
8 Which is not one of the three basic "classes" of citizens as given by Socrates?

auxiliaries

senators

guardians

producers
9 _____ and _____ are the two primary headings of education.

gymnasium and music

philosophy and mathematics

soul and spirit

science and literature
10 Socrates divides narration into ______ and ______.

straight and slant

discursive and digressive

dialogue and description

narrative and imitative
11 Socrates refers to his inquiry into poetry and music as a_______.

survey

purgation

examination

bowdlerization
12 Of which metal are the auxiliaries allegorically composed?

iron

brass

gold

silver
13 Guardians must be made of ______.

brass

iron

gold

silver
14 The fundamental aim of the State is toward whose happiness?

the whole

the craftsmen

the ruling class

the guardians
15 There are how many principal virtues?

seven

none

four

three
16 ______ is not a virtue as given by Socrates.

courage

eloquence

wisdom

temperance
17 Socrates' method of inquiry is called _______.

discussion

lecture

dialogue

dialectic
18 Which is not one of the three principles of the human soul?

reason

appetite

compassion

passion
19 Which is considered the "highest" principle of the soul?

will

valor

reason

strength
20 ______ the great evil of the State.

harmony

expansion

discord

greed
21 _______ is the baser form of knowledge.

insight

opinion

hypothesis

speculation
22 The "highest" occupation for man as given by Socrates is ______.

war

artistic creation

philosophy

production
23 ______ are permitted to lie for the benefit of all.

senators

guardians

auxiliaries

republicans
24 The "wings" Socrates refers to when speaking of a youth's initiation into war are ______.

horses

stilts

wings

chariots
25 What, says Socrates, should kings study in order to make the State a possibility?

poetry

the art of war

politics

philosophy

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