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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Dinner-Party.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Niceratus proud he could do?
(a) Juggle.
(b) Make women love him.
(c) Run the fastest.
(d) Recite all of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

2. What event was Xenophon hosting a party to celebrate in Chapter 3?
(a) A victorious battle by soldiers.
(b) His election to the Senate .
(c) Autolycus' victory in the pancration.
(d) His recent favors from the gods.

3. Whom does Socrates claim people should listen to if they are sick?
(a) Their parents.
(b) The gods.
(c) A doctor.
(d) No one.

4. What does Xenophon reveal to us about Theodote in subsection 11?
(a) She is very wealthy.
(b) She is in love with him.
(c) She is a beacon of prudence.
(d) She consorts with anyone persuasive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Critias and Alcibiades control while under Socrates tutelage?

2. How does Socrates wish to speak of love in subsection eight?

3. What does Socrates say will allow Antisthenes to gain the needed capacities?

4. What features do not fade according to Socrates?

5. Who comes to entertain the men at Callias' dinner?

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