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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Editor present Socrates Defense first?
(a) He thought it was too long to be at the end.
(b) He did not place it there; it is at the end.
(c) He believes it will catch the reader's attention.
(d) He believes it is Xenophon's first Socratic dialogue.

2. What did Socrates believe about the gods that led to his great respect for them?
(a) He was equal to them.
(b) They were omniscient.
(c) They protected him from harm.
(d) They spoke to him continuously.

3. What forced the jurors to condemn Socrates, according to Xenophon?
(a) Socrates' appearance.
(b) The gods.
(c) Government influence.
(d) Socrates' arrogance.

4. What is the main theme of the Memoirs?
(a) Socrates is always correct.
(b) God does not exist.
(c) Its not what you know; it's who you know.
(d) The ideal of the true good.

5. What is Socrates' view on democracy?
(a) He had never heard of it.
(b) He thought it the best way to run a country.
(c) He thought it needed to be implemented instantly.
(d) He found it silly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Critias and Alcibiades control while under Socrates tutelage?

2. What does Plato think of Socrates' defense at the trial?

3. What are the standards of virtue as seen by Socrates?

4. Ultimately, what is Socrates' Defense?

5. How does Plato compare to Xenophon as a philosopher?

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