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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Socrates believe about courage?
(a) It is his greatest virtue.
(b) It is largely innate but can be learned.
(c) It does not exist.
(d) It is solely a learned trait.

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

4. What did Critias and Alcibiades control while under Socrates tutelage?
(a) Their natural vices.
(b) All the wealth in Athens.
(c) The fate of all of Greece.
(d) Socrates' finances.

5. Who brought the charges against Socrates?
(a) The Oracle of Delphi.
(b) Plato and his followers.
(c) The Athenian people led by Meletus.
(d) The Spartans led by Xenophon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates praise in a homily to show that he loved virtue?

2. When in his life is Xenophon reported to have written the memoirs?

3. How does Xenophon claim Socrates reacted to authority?

4. What is Xenophon confused by in the first subsection of Book 1?

5. Socrates wanted his friends to be well-informed on ___________.

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