PlatosAllegoryoftheCaveandCrito-1
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Time Period: Ancient Greece
Genre: Dialogues by Plato
Activity: AP English Language and Composition Style Selected Response Questions
Directions
: The following questions are designed to reflect what students will be seeing on Part I of the AP English Language and Composition Exam. The students will have read the full text of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” as well as “Crito” before attempting this activity. Passage A from “Allegory of the Cave”
"Then we must apply this image, my dear Glaucon,"
said I,
"to all we have been saying. The world of our sight is like the habitation in prison, the firelight there to the sunlight here, the ascent and the view of the upper world is the rising of the soul into the world of mind; put it so and you will not be far from my own surmise
, since that is what you want to hear; but God knows if it is really true. At least, what appears to me is, that in the world of the known, last of all, is the idea of the good, and with what toil to be seen! And seen, this must be inferred to be the cause of all right and beautiful things for all, which gives birth to light and the king of light in the world of sight, and, in the world of mind, herself the queen produces truth and reason; and she must be seen by one who is to act with reason publicly or privately."
____1. In passage A, in context, the word “surmise” most likely means A. principle
B. theory
C. fear
D. anticipation
E. parable
____2. In the context of the whole “Allegory of the Cave” dialogue, Passage A serves to
A. Call attention to the source of poor judgment in Socrates’ opinion
B. Dispute an idea presented by Glaucon
C. Clarify an analogy previously presented
D. Examine the flaws of the prisoners’ perceptions
E. Clarify what a Philosopher King is
Passage B from “Allegory of the Cave”
"
Now consider,"
said I,
"what their release would be like, and their cure from these fetters and their folly; let us imagine whether it might naturally be something like this. One might be released, and compelled
suddenly to stand up and turn his neck round, and to walk and
look towards the firelight; all this would hurt him, and he would be too much dazzled to see
distinctly those things whose shadows he had seen before. What do you think he would say,
if someone told him that what he saw before was foolery, but now he saw more rightly, being a bit nearer reality and turned towards what was a little more real? What if he were shown each of the passing things, and compelled
by questions to answer what each one was? Don't you think he would be puzzled, and believe what he saw before was more true than what was shown to him now?"
____3. In Passage B, the chief effect of Plato’s use of the word “compelled” is to A. Suggest that the prisoner is inspired to seek the outer world
B. Establish the relief felt by the released prisoner now free of his chains
C. Suggest that the prisoner is reluctantly exploring new ideas
D. Establish the idea that the prisoner is a victim of abuse
E. Illustrate that the prisoner is fearful of enlightenment
____4. In the context of the entire “Allegory of the Cave,” the image created in Passage B A. Supports the idea that an escaped prisoner would prefer to stay outside the cave
B. Serves as an example of how those in the cave are not experiencing true knowledge
C. Serves to illustrate why the prisoners might kill one who returns to the cave
D. Helps clarify who is responsible for the shadows portrayed on the walls
E. Establishes an idea of why the Athenian government sentenced Socrates to death
Passage C from “Allegory of the Cave”
Socrates
: “Very good. Let him be reminded of his first habitation, and what was wisdom in that
place, and of his fellow prisoners there; don’t you think he would bless himself for the change, and pity them?”
Glaucon
: “Yes, indeed.”
Socrates
: “And if there were honors and praises among them and prizes for the one who saw the passing things most sharply and remembered best which of them used to come before and which after and which together, and from these was best able to prophesy accordingly what was going to come—do you believe he would set his desire on that, and envy those who were honored men or potentates among them? Would he not feel as Homer says, and heartily desire to be the servant of some landless man on earth and to endure anything in the world, rather than to think as they did and to live in that way.”
Glaucon
: “Yes indeed,” said he, “he would rather accept anything than live like that.”
____5. Passage C employs all of the following devices EXCEPT
A. Logos B. Allusion
C. Parallelism
D. Rhetorical Questions
E. Aphorism
Passage D from “Crito”
“But, O! my beloved Socrates, let me entreat you once more to take my advice and escape. For if you die I shall not only lose a friend who can never be replaced, but there is another evil: people who do not know you and me will believe that I might have saved you if I had been willing to give money, but that I did not care. Now, can there be a worse disgrace than this --
that I should be thought to value money more than the life of a friend? For the many
will not be
persuaded that I wanted you to escape, and that you refused.”
___6. It can be inferred from Passage D that the “many” to which Crito refers A. Are members of the jury that convicted Socrates
B. Are close companions of Crito
C. Are supporters of Socrates
D. Are the gods whose judgment Crito fears
E. Are fellow philosophers
____7. The overall
tone in Passage D in the context of the “Crito” dialogue is best described as
A. Secretive
B. Angry
C. Ashamed
D. Desperate
E. Uncertain
Passage E from “Crito”
Then the laws will say: "Consider, Socrates, if this is true, that in your present attempt you are going to do us wrong. For, after having brought you into the world, and nurtured and educated you, and given you and every other citizen a share in every good that we had to give, we further
proclaim and give the right to every Athenian, that if he does not like us when he has come of age and has seen the ways of the city, and made our acquaintance, he may go where he pleases and take his goods with him; and none of us laws will forbid him or interfere with him. Any of you who does not like us and the city, and who wants to go to a colony or to any other city, may go where he likes, and take his goods with him. But he who has experience of the manner in which we order justice and administer the State, and still remains, has entered into an implied contract that he will do as we command him.” ____8. The ideas of Passage E are presented as
A. An imagined conversation between Socrates and the government outlining Socrates’ obligations to Athens B. An imagined conversation that Socrates has with his conscience to justify his fear of humiliation C. An imagined commentary of the government outlining the jury’s findings
D. A conversation that Crito is sharing with Socrates that he overheard
E. An excerpt from the trial charging Socrates with impiety and corruption of the youth
____9. The tone of passage E is best described as
A. Confident and matter-of-fact
B. Puzzled and angry
C. Aggressive and indecisive
D. Compassionate and logical
E. Bewildered and defiant
____10. The purpose of Passage E to the “Allegory” as a whole is to
A. Portray the Athenian government as irrational
B. Provide justification for a choice that Socrates makes
C. Comfort Crito as the hour of Socrates’ death draws near
D. Demonstrate Socrates’ dissatisfaction with democracy
E. Portray that Socrates is fearful as he faces his execution
Answer Key
1.
B
2.
C
3.
C
4.
B
5.
E
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