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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 event does Xenophon describe to begin his story?
(a) A great flood.
(b) A marriage he attended.
(c) A funeral for his father.
(d) The horse race at the Great Panathenaic Festival.

2. Socrates argues the gods are concerned with ____________.
(a) The government.
(b) Human welfare.
(c) Power and might.
(d) Their own splendor.

3. What was Niceratus proud he could do?
(a) Run the fastest.
(b) Recite all of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
(c) Make women love him.
(d) Juggle.

4. Whom is Lamprocles becoming angry with that causes Socrates to teach him?
(a) The government.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) The gods.

5. What does Socrates tell Critobulus should be valued above all else?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Good friends.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Socrates feel about Pericles (the younger)?

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

3. What are the main charges against Socrates?

4. According to Socrates,what has not corrupted the youth?

5. What does Socrates do to help Glaucon become a head of state?

(see the answer key)

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