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1. True or False: Socrates approves od the stories depicting the God's laughing uncontrollably.

2. According to Socrates, the ideal city will soon be destroyed if:

A. people of the producing class take on the duties of the Guardians.

B. the city grows to be so large that rival political factions develop.

C. major changes are introduced to the music and literature of the city.

D. any of the citizens exchange jobs or take on jobs for which they are not suited.

E. (answers B, C, and D.)

F. (answers A, B and C.)

G. (all of the above.)

3. True or False: All of the citizens of the well-ordered city, including even the producers or money-makers, are expected to be in agreement about who should rule.

4. True or False: The foundation myth (myth of the metals) for the well-ordered city emphasizes that one's class staus is to be determined by merit or character, not as a right of inheritance.

5. True or False: Socrates asserts that the greatest injustice to the well-ordered city would result from having a single ruler.

6. True or False: Doctors in Socrates' ideal city would always seek to prolong the lives of the citizens, regardless of their specific occupations or the nature of their diseases.

7. True or False: The Guardians are to be the keepers of the city's riches-gold, silver, etc.-which they protect carefully and use to advance the city's interest in times of war.

8. True or False: Dramatic representation in the ideal city is to be the work of skilled professionals who portray the whole range of human character, both virtuous and vicious.

9. True or False: The most important quality in the selection (from among the Guardians) of the class of Rulers is their dedication to the well-being of the city as a whole.

10. True or False: According to the dialogue, conflict within the individual shows that the individual mind or soul contains distinct elements.

11. True or False: Socrates asserts that any constitution other than the one they are presently describing would result in disparate factions rather than a single fully-unified city.

12. True or False: The literary and physical aspects of education ("music" and "gymnastic") that Socrates advocates are both aimed at the primary goal of training the soul.

13. True or False: Socrates essentially equates justice in the polis with minding one's own business-that is, pursuing excellence in one's own job or function to the exclusion of all others.

14. True or False: The music appropriate for the ideal city would require three modes, one representing each of the three classes.

15. True or False: In the well-ordered soul of Socrates' description, the rational part should dominate, exerting control over the whole person.