Honour and reputation (is/are) dearer than life. Suitable form of verb is:

Answer is "is" because honour and reputation can mean the same

What do you think? What is the subject of the sentence? Is it plural or singular?

Honour and reputation are daeraer than life

I think the subject is singular but I am not sure. What I want to know is Honour and reputation considered as one object or different objects?

Honor AND reputation are two things.

I am.

He/she is.
They are.

Are is the plural form of the verb "to be", is it not?

Yes, it is "are".

Then is the answer "are"?