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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Dinner-Party.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hermogenes say drunkenness is in subsection six?
(a) A horrific crime.
(b) The best way to live life.
(c) Man's only solace.
(d) Annoying one's companions.

2. What was the person Socrates chided upset about?
(a) Someone who did not return his greeting.
(b) His place in life.
(c) The failure of his crops.
(d) The infidelity of his wife.

3. What does Socrates say is part of the job of a good general?
(a) Securing the happiness of his followers.
(b) Merciless killing.
(c) Sacrificing himself to curry favor from the gods.
(d) Spreading the teachings of the gods.

4. How does Plato compare to Xenophon as a philosopher?
(a) They are too similar to compare.
(b) Plato is a better philosopher.
(c) Plato is inferior to Xenophon.
(d) They are about equal.

5. How does Socrates wish to speak of love in subsection eight?
(a) As an unfair game.
(b) As a childish dream.
(c) As a deity.
(d) As a cruel joke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the main themes of Chapter 3?

2. What does Socrates question Theodote about?

3. How does Charmides act around the weakest of people according to Socrates?

4. How did Socrates benefit his associates and friends?

5. What is Socrates' disposition as he is being led away?

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