Question

Read the excerpt from the "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato then answer the question.

SOCRATES: Now if once again, along with those who had remained shackled there, the freed person had
to engage in the business of asserting and maintaining opinions about the shadows -- while his eyes are
still weak and before they have readjusted, an adjustment that would require quite a bit of time -- would
he not then be exposed to ridicule down there?
"The Allegory of the Cave" by Plato
What is the meaning of adjustment as it is used in the excerpt?
O change
o shift
O alteration
O adaptation

Answer 1

adaptation

Step-by-step explanation:

A person freed from some "cave" or kind of prison , dark place, maintaining opinions about the shadows. In this scenario this person should take some time to adapt to the bright light. Each person has your bit of time to adapt to a new situation. For example when you are crossing a tunnel you instantly become a bit blind. In this situation I don´t think that the person could be exposed to ridicule down there.