According to Plato:
A) a painting of a chair and an actual chair are both copies of the Form of chair.
B) an actual chair resembles the Form of Chair, and the painting of the chair resembles the actual chair.
C) the actual chair resembles the Form of Chair, but the painting of the chair doesn't resemble the actual chair.
D) there is no difference between an actual chair and the Form of Chair.
E) None of the above

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According to Plato, physical objects in the world are imperfect copies or imitations of their corresponding Forms or Ideas in the realm of the Forms. Therefore, an actual chair resembles the Form of Chair, and a painting of a chair resembles the actual chair. However, the painting is not an exact copy of the chair, but rather a copy of a copy.