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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Socrates' Defense.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Socrates emphasize about the outcome of the trial?
(a) Everyone dies eventually.
(b) He wished to become a martyr.
(c) The fates would protect him.
(d) It was never a fair trial.

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

3. When did Socrates think about his defense?
(a) For three months prior to the trial.
(b) For one week in a cell.
(c) When he was summoned for the trial.
(d) All of the time.

4. What does the author point out about his Socratic writings in Chapter 1?
(a) They were written with the express purpose of defending Socrates.
(b) He plagiarized large portions of it.
(c) They are not his best work.
(d) They are meant to slander Socrates.

5. Ultimately, what is Socrates' Defense?
(a) A guide to life.
(b) A testament to hard work.
(c) A work of religious greatness.
(d) A pamphlet as opposed to a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Socrates' friends doing that mystified him?

2. What does Socrates argue no one has done because of him?

3. What does Xenophon note about Socrates' prophecy?

4. Who is Hermogenes' father?

5. What does Socrates cite for the court to hear?

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