1. This speaker uses the repetition of which rhetorical device to help achieve his purpose? Q: A:
A) imagery
B) similes
C) metaphors
D) rhetorical questions
2) In the eighth section Socrates argues: Since humans (and animals) seek what is good for them, they must have an idea of The Good. But they do this from the moment of birth. Therefore, they have the idea at birth. This is an example of
A) deductive reasoning.
B) inductive reasoning.
C) syllogistic reasoning.
D) translucent reasoning.
3) In several places in his speech, Socrates points out that various common words have meanings that support his ideas about recollection and learning. This is an example of A) deductive reasoning.
B) inductive reasoning.
C) syllogistic reasoning.
D) translucent reasoning.
4) What is NOT an example given in the passage to show that we are born knowing certain things?
A) Odin
B) a circle
C) the idea of Infinity
D) the idea of Equality
5) In the sixth section Socrates argues that we have never seen a perfect circle, and he implies (as with Equality) that we never will. This is an example of
A) deductive reasoning.
B) inductive reasoning.
C) syllogistic reasoning.
D) translucent reasoning.
6) In the fifth section Socrates argues: Since we have the knowledge of equality, and since we must have it before recognize it in the world, we therefore must already have it at birth. This is an example of
A) deductive reasoning.
B) inductive reasoning.
C) syllogistic reasoning.
D) translucent reasoning.
7) In this passage Socrates gives a number of examples to show that knowledge is innate, or present at birth. He is using
A) deductive reasoning.
B) inductive reasoning.
C) syllogistic reasoning.
D) translucent reasoning.
8) Which best summarizes the logical argument being made in this passage?
A) Every person is born with all the knowledge he will ever have.
B) It is well known to teachers that students must have some knowledge in order to acquire more
C) Indeed, all creatures seek The Good, even those with minds incapable of truly understanding it.
D) Learning to add must precede learning to subtract, and understanding the meaning of numbers must come before either one.
9) Which accurately describes the argument made in this passage?
A) It is an appeal to pathos, because it wants the reader to feel emotion.
B) It is an appeal to logos, because it wants the reader to see how things make sense logically.
C) It is an appeal to pathos, because it wants the reader to see how things make sense logically.
D) It is an appeal to logos, because it wants the reader to feel emotion.