PHIL OF THE HUMAN PERSON

1. Plato’s Republic takes as its point of departure the question of the nature of:

A. JusticeB. ImmortalityC. TimeD. Equality

2. The most accurate way to describe Thrasymachus’ intervention onto the scene in Book I is:

A. He maintains that happiness is unattainable.B. He maintains that only the gods are just. C. He maintains that justice is the advantage of the strong.D. He maintains that justice and injustice are figments of the imagination.

3. In Book I, Thrasymachus’ ironic argument ad hominem is :

A. Socrates needs a wet-nurse.B. Socrates is ugly.C. Socrates should put himself to bed.D. Socrates should not have gone to last night’s banquet.

4. In Book II, Glaucon tells the myth of a ring, the point of which is to illustrate:

A. That we prize material goods above all else.B. That the rich decide what is just and unjust.C. That anyone will commit injustice when they can get away without punishment.D. That myth-telling is essential to philosophy.

5. In Book III, Socrates suggests the city adopt a noble lie, according to which:

A. There are three sorts of beings: humans, angels, and demons.B. Into our natures were mixed one of three metals: gold, silver, or bronze. C. Everyone will live virtuously in a just city.D. The just city lasts forever.