Political Science · Western Political Thought
Which pair is correctly matched (Plato's book and its content)?
- 1. Apology: Dialogue between Socrates and his accusers
- 2. Crito: Dialogue on the possible nature of the physical world and human being
- 3. Statesman: Dialogue regarding justice, injustice and the appropriate response to injustice after Socrates' imprisonment
- 4. Laws: The last and longest book of Plato
A1 and 3
B1, 2 and 4
C1, 2, 3 and 4
D1 and 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1 and 4 — Pairs 1 and 4 are correctly matched, so the answer is 1 and 4.
Explanation
★Pairs 1 and 4 are correctly matched, so the answer is 1 and 4.
★The Apology records Socrates' defence speech before his Athenian accusers.
★The Laws is indeed Plato's last and longest dialogue, written in his old age.
★Pair 2 is wrong, because the dialogue on the nature of the physical world is the Timaeus, not the Crito.
★The Crito is actually about justice and the duty to obey law after Socrates' imprisonment.
★Pair 3 is wrong, because the Statesman is about the nature and art of the true ruler.
★So the contents of the Crito and the Statesman have been swapped or misassigned.
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