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

2. What is Socrates talking to Nicomachides about at the start of subsection 4?
(a) Who the people appointed for a general.
(b) His dying wish.
(c) The state of politics.
(d) The unfairness of slavery.

3. What does Socrates praise Euthydemus for in spite of previously chiding him?
(a) His generous gift.
(b) His tidy house.
(c) His cooking ability.
(d) His interest in achieving wisdom.

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

5. How does Xenophon divide the Memoirs of Socrates?
(a) Into eight books with four chapters each.
(b) Into four books of largely the same length.
(c) He doesn't divide it all.
(d) Directly in half.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates tell Critobulus he should do to deserve good people in his life?

2. Who brought the charges against Socrates?

3. How does Socrates argue one can modify someone else's behavior?

4. What features do not fade according to Socrates?

5. What are you compelled to do if you admire the goodness of another according to Socrates?

(see the answer key)

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