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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. Why did Euthydemus remove himself from the group according to Socrates?
(a) To avoid embarrassment and learning.
(b) To repent of his sins.
(c) To gain a different perspective.
(d) To follow a different philosophy.

2. How does Socrates argue one can modify someone else's behavior?
(a) By ignoring them until they change.
(b) By deserting them.
(c) By force.
(d) By providing behavior incentives.

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

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

5. Subsection 8 shows Socrates interacting with ___________.
(a) New deities.
(b) Revolutionaries.
(c) A young beggar on the street.
(d) His friend Eutherus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Socrates view suffering through free action?

2. Where does Chapter 3 take place?

3. When did Socrates think about his defense?

4. What does Socrates believe about courage?

5. In the second subsection of Book 1, what does Xenophon deny Socrates has done?

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