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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Socrates' friends doing that mystified him?
(a) Crying as he was led away.
(b) Chanting his name.
(c) Calling him God.
(d) Praying for his release.

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

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

4. 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.

5. Who brought the charges against Socrates?
(a) The Spartans led by Xenophon.
(b) Plato and his followers.
(c) The Athenian people led by Meletus.
(d) The Oracle of Delphi.

6. What is Socrates' disposition as he is being led away?
(a) He is overcome with rage.
(b) He is extremely sad.
(c) He is trembling.
(d) He is cheerful.

7. What does Socrates praise in a homily to show that he loved virtue?
(a) The sunshine.
(b) Money and power.
(c) The value of self-discipline.
(d) The Greek government.

8. 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.

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

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

11. What additional virtue is Socrates credited with having?
(a) The ability to teach others.
(b) The virtue of silence.
(c) The ability to perform magic.
(d) He is a brilliant alchemist.

12. How does Socrates view suffering through free action?
(a) It is better than involuntary suffering.
(b) It is inevitable.
(c) You should inflict suffering on others to counteract it.
(d) It is better to suffer with others.

13. How does Xenophon end his discussion in subsection 10?
(a) By condemning Socrates as a heretic.
(b) By recounting a discussion between Socrates and Diodorus.
(c) By allowing Socrates to leave.
(d) By questioning his own authority.

14. Whom does Socrates reference when illustrating his beliefs on suffering?
(a) He references Plato.
(b) He references Meletus.
(c) He references Xenophon.
(d) He references Heracles.

15. In the second subsection of Book 1, what does Xenophon deny Socrates has done?
(a) Had a negative effect on the youth.
(b) Spoke to the gods.
(c) Bribed him for protection.
(d) Met the Oracle of Delphi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Crito able to use to his advantage in subsection 9?

2. Why does the Editor present Socrates Defense first?

3. What is the problem with the refugees Aristarchus is housing?

4. Subsection 8 shows Socrates interacting with ___________.

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

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