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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Memoirs of Socrates, Book II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of subsection 3, whom does Socrates advise according to Xenophon?
(a) Plato.
(b) His nieces and nephews.
(c) Two brothers, Chaerephon and Chaerecrates.
(d) The Oracle of Delphi.

2. What does Socrates tell Critobulus he should do to deserve good people in his life?
(a) Sacrifice himself to the gods.
(b) Ignore the views of the government.
(c) Buy his friends.
(d) Make himself a good man.

3. What does Xenophon discuss with Critobulus in Subsection 6?
(a) How one should acquire friends.
(b) His fear of death.
(c) The fate of Socrates.
(d) A book he had read.

4. What does the editor believe about the validity of the writings?
(a) They are completely accurate.
(b) The writings are quasi-fictional.
(c) They are meant to be laughed at.
(d) The writings are a hoax.

5. What behavior of Critias and Alcibiades did Socrates not approve of?
(a) Singing in public.
(b) Their exotic dress.
(c) Performing executions.
(d) Their use of alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Socrates claim people should listen to if they are sick?

2. Who does Alcibiades have a discussion with about the nature of law?

3. What does Socrates teach Crito in subsection 9?

4. What does Xenophon argue Socrates could not lead people to do?

5. What is Socrates' view on democracy?

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