1. Socrates asks Glaucon to suppose that one of the prisoners is freed and leaves the cave (p. 242 section 515d). What happens to the prisoner when he gets outside? Why does this happen to the prisoner?
It says that if they were to see the outside world. They would be confused, or maybe evne fascinated. This is because they have been locked up in a cave for so long and havent seen anything except for shadows.

2. Socrates states that the prisoners would try to kill anyone who tries to liberate them and lead them out of the cave (pp. 243 – 244 section 517a). Why would the prisoners kill someone who is trying to lead them outside?
In my opinion, these people have been locked up in a cave for so long, I think that there scared to go and view what's outside. There so used to what they see. It's almost like moving to outerspace and seeing things we've never seen before. They would probably want to kill what they don't recognize.

3. While reading pages 243-244 (section 517) keep in mind that the cave represents the way society actually is, while the sun (visible outside the cave) represents knowledge that could make for a better society. Don’t let the wording confuse you, Socrates sometimes calls the outside “the intelligible region” and associates it with “the divine.”
What is special about “the intelligible region” and why is it important for public servants/political leaders (p. 244 section 517 b and e) ?

Socrates states the divine can only be accomplished by the good. This is important for people, the intelligible people will teach the un educated people and try to see the light of intelligence.

Fact

Recall a time that you heard a statement of “fact” that was later found to be untrue. It can be from a parent, a teacher, a friend, a government official, a book, or a film. How did you find out it was untrue and how did it make you feel? Did it change your outlook on anything?

Well, this reminds me when I was young, I was always told that you had to be married in order to give birth to a baby. This was because I was surrounded by religous teachings. This is of course when I was around age 8 or 9. & about a year after that is when I fully understood the way things in life works. As the years went by, I of course got a bit curious about what was going on for an example, my cousin got pregnant at the age of 16. I didn't understand that until I was given the lesson of premarridal sex. It's not like I felt like my parents were lying to me, it's just that they didn't want to have "the talk" with me at such a young age.