Plato props
Aristotle asks
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Bible bits
100

This is Thrasymachus’s cynical definition of justice.

What is the advantage of the stronger.

100

Everything we do is for the sake of this.

What is happiness? 

100

This public transportation system is the oldest in the country.

What is the MBTA.

100

He wrote Halfway Home. 

Who is Reuben John Miller. 

100

This man was asked to sacrifice his son In Genesis.

Who is Abraham.

200

In the noble lie, these are found in the souls of citizens.

What are metals?

200

most people think happiness is the same as this.

What is pleasure.

200

This is the name of Boston’s current mayor.

Who is Michelle Wu.

200

In Amazing Grace, this woman is routinely hospitalized becuase she is suffering from AIDS. 

Who is Ms. Washington. 

200

God reveals who God is and what God wants from humanity most fully in this event. 

What is the freeing of the Israelites or the giving of the law on Mt. Sinai.  

300

Glaucon objects to Socrates’ city of necessity because it is missing this. 

What is Eros, or relishes, or delicacies or luxuries?

300

These virtues are acquired through teaching.

What are the intellectual virtues?

300

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received his PhD from this university. 

What is Boston University. 

300

This MBTA line‘s color comes from the prestigious university it travels to. 

What is the redline. 

300

This man’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt. 

Who is Lot. 

400

In his discussion of the origin of justice, Glaucon argues that this is the worst case scenario.

What is suffering injustice without being able to commit injustice?

400

This moral virtue is called by Aristotle the crown of the virtues.

What is magnanimity?

400

This is the price of one ride on the mbta. 

What is 2.40.

400
In the latest election, a measure was passed to eliminate this requirement for high school graduation. 
what is passing the MCAS.
400

This is the Hebrew word that is typically translated as loving kindness, or love as deed. 

what is hesed.

500

These are the three parts of the soul according to Socrates.

What are the appetitive, the spirited, and the rational parts. 

500

Aristotle uses the example of this Trojan king to demonstrate that one can lose one’s happiness with enough bad fortune.

Who is Priam?

500

The architectural magazine Buildworld cites this brutalist building as the fourth ugliest building in the world

What is Government Center

500

This author wrote the creation story featured in Genesis 1. 

Who is the priestly or P author. 

500

The story of the curse of this descendent of Noah was used to justify slavery in the New World. 

Who is Ham.