Allegory study tool
What is the main idea of Blinding Sun? - correct answer Allegories remain relevant
today because they lead to understanding change
How does the author introduce the main idea of the article? - correct answer The
author summarizes an allegory to make readers familiar with the genre's purpose
What is the author's primary purpose in this text? - correct answer To explain the
meaning and modern day relevance of allegories
Which sentence from the text best supports the purpose of an allegory as stated in the article? - correct
answer "By using allegories, we can take big,complicated ideas and distill them into
simple tales that are easier to interpret once we understand the hidden meaning"
What is the meaning of "testament" as used by the author in paragraph 11? - correct answer
proof that allegories have made a lasting impact on society
How does the use of dialouge between Socrates and Glaucon contribute to the text? - correct answer
Glaucon's consistent agreement with socrates encourages readers to view socrates
Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A? - correct answer
what he saw before was an illusion but that now when he is apporaching nearer to being and his eye is
turned towards more real existence he has a clearer vision (paragraph 15)
What does the quote men would say of him that up hr went and down he came without his eyes from
paragprah 33 mean in the context of passage - correct answer When someone gains
true knowledge it is likely that others who have not experienced truth will doubt a persons idea
Which of the following best identifies a main theme of this text? - correct answer
Acquiring true knowledge requires questioning one's percepetion
What is the main idea of Blinding Sun? - correct answer Allegories remain relevant
today because they lead to understanding change
How does the author introduce the main idea of the article? - correct answer The
author summarizes an allegory to make readers familiar with the genre's purpose
What is the author's primary purpose in this text? - correct answer To explain the
meaning and modern day relevance of allegories
Which sentence from the text best supports the purpose of an allegory as stated in the article? - correct
answer "By using allegories, we can take big,complicated ideas and distill them into
simple tales that are easier to interpret once we understand the hidden meaning"
What is the meaning of "testament" as used by the author in paragraph 11? - correct answer
proof that allegories have made a lasting impact on society
How does the use of dialouge between Socrates and Glaucon contribute to the text? - correct answer
Glaucon's consistent agreement with socrates encourages readers to view socrates
Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A? - correct answer
what he saw before was an illusion but that now when he is apporaching nearer to being and his eye is
turned towards more real existence he has a clearer vision (paragraph 15)
What does the quote men would say of him that up hr went and down he came without his eyes from
paragprah 33 mean in the context of passage - correct answer When someone gains
true knowledge it is likely that others who have not experienced truth will doubt a persons idea
Which of the following best identifies a main theme of this text? - correct answer
Acquiring true knowledge requires questioning one's percepetion
