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

2. How does Socrates wish to speak of love in subsection eight?
(a) As an unfair game.
(b) As a deity.
(c) As a cruel joke.
(d) As a childish dream.

3. What does Socrates emphasize about the outcome of the trial?
(a) It was never a fair trial.
(b) He wished to become a martyr.
(c) The fates would protect him.
(d) Everyone dies eventually.

4. What does Meletus claim Socrates caused the youth to do?
(a) Rebel against the government.
(b) Listen to him and not their parents.
(c) End their own lives.
(d) Destroy holy relics.

5. What does Hermogenes claim could be the outcome of the trial?
(a) A hopeless deadlock among the jurors.
(b) Socrates could confess despite his innocence.
(c) Socrates could be guilty of something else.
(d) Socrates could be convicted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Socrates claims that having physical love is no indication of ______________.

2. When did Socrates think about his defense?

3. Why does Socrates tell Aristodemus the gods deserve esteem?

4. What behavior of Critias and Alcibiades did Socrates not approve of?

5. What does Socrates claim is easier about love for the mind?

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