Conversations of Socrates Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Conversations of Socrates Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the Conversations of Socrates Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hermogenes' father?
(a) Plato.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Hipponicus.
(d) Xenophon.

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

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

4. Ultimately, what is Socrates' Defense?
(a) A testament to hard work.
(b) A pamphlet as opposed to a book.
(c) A guide to life.
(d) A work of religious greatness.

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

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

7. According to Xenophon, who are examples of good men Socrates has taught?
(a) Critias and Alcibiades.
(b) Pericles and Meletus.
(c) Plato and himself.
(d) Crito and Cebes.

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

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

10. What does Socrates cite for the court to hear?
(a) The words the god spoke to him.
(b) The laws of Greece.
(c) His virtues.
(d) His religious beliefs.

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

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

13. What does Book 2 show Socrates did?
(a) Promote civil unrest.
(b) Encourage his friends to be good.
(c) Encourage people to be violent.
(d) Commit blasphemy against the gods.

14. What are the standards of virtue as seen by Socrates?
(a) Wealth and slave owning.
(b) Time management and athletic ability.
(c) Wisdom, justice, self-control, and piety.
(d) Patience is the only virtue according to Socrates.

15. What did Socrates believe about the gods that led to his great respect for them?
(a) They spoke to him continuously.
(b) They were omniscient.
(c) He was equal to them.
(d) They protected him from harm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Socrates reference when illustrating his beliefs on suffering?

2. What does Xenophon report he overheard Socrates telling a friend?

3. How does Plato compare to Xenophon as a philosopher?

4. When did Socrates think about his defense?

5. What is Xenophon explaining at the onset of subsection 4?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 561 words
(approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the Conversations of Socrates Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
Conversations of Socrates from BookRags. (c)2026 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.