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
