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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hermogenes' father?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Hipponicus.
(c) Plato.
(d) Xenophon.

2. How does Socrates view suffering through free action?
(a) You should inflict suffering on others to counteract it.
(b) It is better than involuntary suffering.
(c) It is better to suffer with others.
(d) It is inevitable.

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

4. What does the Oracle of Delphi have to say about Socrates?
(a) He needed to be silenced.
(b) He was not to be trusted.
(c) The Oracle thought he was foolish.
(d) He was the most free and most prudent of all people.

5. What is the problem with the refugees Aristarchus is housing?
(a) They are a rowdy bunch.
(b) They refuse to bathe.
(c) They are drunk all of the time.
(d) They do not work.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Xenophon divide the Memoirs of Socrates?

4. What does Socrates claim he bears none of although his opponents do?

5. What makes the Memoirs of Socrates hard to date?

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