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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 Socrates believe he is rich when Antiphon questions his modest lifestyle?
(a) The notoriety he has attained.
(b) The money he has hidden.
(c) His philosophical pursuits.
(d) He has the favor of the gods.

2. What are the standards of virtue as seen by Socrates?
(a) Wealth and slave owning.
(b) Patience is the only virtue according to Socrates.
(c) Time management and athletic ability.
(d) Wisdom, justice, self-control, and piety.

3. Socrates claims he is not a slave to __________.
(a) The wages of death.
(b) His bodily desires.
(c) Any religion.
(d) The government.

4. How did Socrates benefit his associates and friends?
(a) He amused them.
(b) He protected them with military power.
(c) He gave them money.
(d) Through example and conversation.

5. What makes the Memoirs of Socrates hard to date?
(a) It is written with horrible grammar.
(b) The conversations are poorly organized.
(c) The document is in pieces.
(d) Socrates himself denounced the writings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Hermogenes' father?

3. What does Meletus claim Socrates caused the youth to do?

4. How did Critias and Alcibiades do great damage to Athens?

5. What is the main theme compared to in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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