Allegory of the Cave

The main character is speaking with another person, named...

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Glaukon

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Who was Plato's teacher?

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Who wrote the Allegory of the Cave?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Glaukon

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

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The Allegory of the Cave is part of a larger work called...

• The Symposium

• Laws

• The Republic

• Crito

• Meno

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Which of the following are mentioned as being present in the Cave?

• Socrates

• Prisoners

• Shadows

• Dust

What happens to the released prisoner when he returns to the cave?

• He falls and injures himself

• He is ridiculed by the others

• He is given a hero's welcome

• Nothing because he is unable to return

What is the human being portrayal in this?

• Knowledgeable soul

• Comfortable/obvious

• Reject change

• Captives to delusion

• Dragged out

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3