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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Editor present Socrates Defense first?
(a) He believes it is Xenophon's first Socratic dialogue.
(b) He believes it will catch the reader's attention.
(c) He thought it was too long to be at the end.
(d) He did not place it there; it is at the end.

2. What did Meletus see Socrates doing?
(a) Talking to spies.
(b) Sacrificing to the gods.
(c) Eating on the holy day.
(d) Starting to escape.

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

4. What is the main theme of the Memoirs?
(a) God does not exist.
(b) The ideal of the true good.
(c) Socrates is always correct.
(d) Its not what you know; it's who you know.

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

6. What forced the jurors to condemn Socrates, according to Xenophon?
(a) Socrates' appearance.
(b) Socrates' arrogance.
(c) Government influence.
(d) The gods.

7. What had Socrates decided that made him appear arrogant, according to Xenophon?
(a) Death was better than life.
(b) He could outwit Xenophon.
(c) He was far superior to everyone there.
(d) He could bribe his way out of the trial.

8. What does Socrates say is the best defense he could have?
(a) Having done nothing wrong.
(b) A pocketful of money.
(c) His cunning and wit.
(d) His fists.

9. What does Xenophon argue Socrates could not lead people to do?
(a) Commit sacrilege.
(b) Lead a revolt in Athens.
(c) Completely live in a truly good fashion.
(d) Work in his garden.

10. What does Socrates tell Critobulus should be valued above all else?
(a) Power.
(b) Good friends.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Wealth.

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

12. What is the main theme compared to in Chapter 2?
(a) Being a gentleman.
(b) The golden rule.
(c) An ancient text of the Phoenicians.
(d) Religious tenets from around the globe.

13. How does Plato compare to Xenophon as a philosopher?
(a) They are too similar to compare.
(b) They are about equal.
(c) Plato is inferior to Xenophon.
(d) Plato is a better philosopher.

14. What is Xenophon confused by in the first subsection of Book 1?
(a) The meaning Socrates is trying to convey.
(b) The military presence surrounding Socrates.
(c) The importance of Socrates' trial.
(d) The accusation that Socrates is guilty of the charges.

15. What are the main charges against Socrates?
(a) Freeing prisoners from jail, disrespecting the State in public, and theft of money.
(b) Revolutionary writings, murder of three men, and sacrificing too little to the gods.
(c) Not recognizing the gods of the State, introducing new deities, and corrupting the young.
(d) Treason against the State, kidnapping of a princess, and defiling a temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hermogenes claim could be the outcome of the trial?

2. What does Xenophon argue the city of Athens should do to Socrates?

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

4. Socrates claims he is not a slave to __________.

5. What does the author point out about his Socratic writings in Chapter 1?

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