Question

What is the genre of Plato's Republic?

political treatise

theology

philosophical dialogue

drama/play

Glaucon makes the statement, "The unexamined life is not worth living."

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True

False

Which statement best describes what the allegory of the cave represents?

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The superior beauty of the natural world that people too often take for granted.

That people are held down by tradition (the cave) and must break free and find their own path to self-discovery and happiness (the upper world).

The rare individual who looks beyond the sensory and temporal world into the realm of what is eternal and permanent, eventually gaining insight into the ultimate nature of things, the form or idea of the good.

The triumph of Athenian democracy having ascended out of the dark cave of previous forms of government.

Which of the following is untrue regarding the passage?

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Plato suggests that the one who makes it outside the cave to the world above--the philosopher--should feel no duty toward those still in the cave since by descending back there for their sake they would deprive themselves of a better life.

Plato's view is that ultimate reality, which is represented in the allegory by the upper world, is beyond the senses and can only be apprehended intellectually.

Plato thinks that the capacity of learning exists in the soul already, and that genuine education resides not in transferring information from one mind to another but in pointing the whole soul in the right direction, so that one comes to know the truth for oneself.

Plato suggests that the state in which the rulers least wish to rule--but do so only from a sense of duty and not the desire to rule--are the best governed, and vice versa.

Based on the passage, which of the following best describes Plato's view of the good life?

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Pursuing a romantic relationship with one's one true love.

Pursuing and gaining power so that the scope of possibilities open to one's will is ever greater, and so that all of one's desires may be fulfilled at will.

Pursuing knowledge of the way reality (or being) actually is, in itself, and contemplating its nature and ultimate source, the form of the good, which imparts to the soul virtue and wisdom.

Overcoming suffering by letting go of all desire, which is to achieve enlightenment and transcend suffering and the physical cycle of birth and rebirth.

Plato speaks in this passage of the idea/form/essence of "the good" (sometimes capitalized), which is perhaps the central idea of his whole philosophy. Which of the following does he not say about it here?

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The good is identified with Zeus.

The good is the immediate source of reason and truth in the intellectual realm.

The good is the universal author of all things beautiful and right.

One’s eyes must be fixed on the good if one is to act rightly or rationally in public or private life.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The correct answer is Philosophical dialogue.

The republic is a book revolving around the life and philosophies of Socrates.

2. The correct answer is False.

Socrates made that statement.

3. The correct answer is The rare individual who looks beyond the sensory and temporal world into the realm of what is eternal and permanent, eventually gaining insight into the ultimate nature of things, the form or idea of the good.​​​​​​​