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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Estate-Manager.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Socrates, what happens to physical love as we age?
(a) We understand it better.
(b) We lose it.
(c) It controls us.
(d) It grows stronger.

2. What features do not fade according to Socrates?
(a) Those we alter.
(b) Those which come from loving a person's mind.
(c) Those which we do not use.
(d) Those we do not have.

3. Socrates claims that having physical love is no indication of ______________.
(a) Virtue of any kind.
(b) Your intelligence.
(c) Your goals in life.
(d) Your general health.

4. Why is Critobulus concerned with having to learn estate-management from experts?
(a) He has trouble learning from others.
(b) The experts prefer to be left alone.
(c) The experts are all dead.
(d) You would have to learn any craft from experts making it difficult to attain knowledge.

5. What is Socrates' view on democracy?
(a) He had never heard of it.
(b) He thought it needed to be implemented instantly.
(c) He found it silly.
(d) He thought it the best way to run a country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Socrates do to make his friends more efficient?

2. Socrates believes Lamprocles has ample reason to be grateful to _____________.

3. What does Socrates say about homosexuality?

4. What did Socrates do as President of the Assembly?

5. What does Socrates say is the best defense he could have?

(see the answer key)

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