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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom is Lamprocles becoming angry with that causes Socrates to teach him?
(a) His brother.
(b) The government.
(c) His mother.
(d) The gods.

2. How does Socrates teach his associates they should act in respect to food, drink, sex, and sleep?
(a) They should fear them.
(b) They should live to excess.
(c) They should be self-disciplined.
(d) They should disregard these vices as unnecessary.

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

4. When in his life is Xenophon reported to have written the memoirs?
(a) It is believed Xenophon wrote them late in his life.
(b) Xenophon reportedly wrote them as a young man.
(c) Xenophon did not do the writings himself.
(d) The memoirs are supposedly written posthumously.

5. What behavior of Critias and Alcibiades did Socrates not approve of?
(a) Singing in public.
(b) Performing executions.
(c) Their exotic dress.
(d) Their use of alcohol.

6. What does Socrates tell Critobulus he should do to deserve good people in his life?
(a) Make himself a good man.
(b) Buy his friends.
(c) Sacrifice himself to the gods.
(d) Ignore the views of the government.

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

8. What did Socrates prophesy about in Chapter 1?
(a) The fall of Greece.
(b) A victory in battle.
(c) His own fate.
(d) Anytus' future.

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

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

11. What does the author point out about his Socratic writings in Chapter 1?
(a) They are not his best work.
(b) He plagiarized large portions of it.
(c) They are meant to slander Socrates.
(d) They were written with the express purpose of defending Socrates.

12. What does the Oracle of Delphi have to say about Socrates?
(a) He was the most free and most prudent of all people.
(b) He needed to be silenced.
(c) He was not to be trusted.
(d) The Oracle thought he was foolish.

13. What makes the Memoirs of Socrates hard to date?
(a) It is written with horrible grammar.
(b) The conversations are poorly organized.
(c) The document is in pieces.
(d) Socrates himself denounced the writings.

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

15. At the start of subsection 3, whom does Socrates advise according to Xenophon?
(a) Two brothers, Chaerephon and Chaerecrates.
(b) The Oracle of Delphi.
(c) His nieces and nephews.
(d) Plato.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Socrates decided that made him appear arrogant, according to Xenophon?

2. According to Socrates,what has not corrupted the youth?

3. When did Socrates think about his defense?

4. What does the editor emphasize should not prevent you from using worldly goods?

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

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