View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Xenophon note about Socrates' prophecy?
(a) The outcome is yet unknown.
(b) The time it was made.
(c) He does not believe him.
(d) He was right.

2. Why does Socrates tell Aristodemus the gods deserve esteem?
(a) They made sure you had food.
(b) It was the law to regard them with esteem.
(c) They had given men knowledge and a mind.
(d) The gods told him personally.

3. What did Socrates encourage people to do?
(a) Denounce false gods.
(b) Rebel against the government.
(c) Enjoy their worldly possessions.
(d) Follow what they thought was right and develop their talents.

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

5. What did Socrates believe about the gods that led to his great respect for them?
(a) They protected him from harm.
(b) He was equal to them.
(c) They spoke to him continuously.
(d) They were omniscient.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the books show Socrates delivering his message to people?

2. What is Xenophon explaining at the onset of subsection 4?

3. Who brought the charges against Socrates?

4. How does Xenophon end his discussion in subsection 10?

5. What is the general point of Book 2?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 313 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample