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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Chapter 3 take place?
(a) A shrine to the gods.
(b) Socrates' grave.
(c) An abandoned temple.
(d) An Athenian dinner party.

2. What does Socrates praise Euthydemus for in spite of previously chiding him?
(a) His generous gift.
(b) His cooking ability.
(c) His tidy house.
(d) His interest in achieving wisdom.

3. What is Socrates talking to Nicomachides about at the start of subsection 4?
(a) Who the people appointed for a general.
(b) His dying wish.
(c) The unfairness of slavery.
(d) The state of politics.

4. What are the main themes of Chapter 3?
(a) Revolt is the only answer.
(b) The love affair of Xenophon.
(c) Socrates should be remembered as a god.
(d) The nature of love and Socrates' ideal true goodness.

5. How does Socrates teach people with good ambitions according to Xenophon in Book 3?
(a) He tells them a story of the devil.
(b) He teaches them to apply themselves.
(c) He lectures them constantly.
(d) He tells them jokes.

6. What does Xenophon feel Socrates could do based on individual's needs?
(a) Predict the person's future.
(b) Make the person a formidable soldier.
(c) Adjust his aid accordingly.
(d) Instruct the person in the ways of the gods.

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

8. What does Xenophon claim no one should believe about Socrates?
(a) He made false claims about the divine.
(b) He cared for people.
(c) He made valid points.
(d) He was an intelligent man.

9. Whom was Callias strongly attracted to in Chapter 3?
(a) His own mother.
(b) The wife of his best friend.
(c) The boy Autolycus.
(d) A ghost.

10. Whom does Socrates wish to help in his conversation with Aristippus in subsection 8?
(a) Those listening to the conversation.
(b) Himself.
(c) Aristippus.
(d) The children of Aristippus.

11. What was the person Socrates chided upset about?
(a) The failure of his crops.
(b) His place in life.
(c) Someone who did not return his greeting.
(d) The infidelity of his wife.

12. Socrates wanted his friends to be well-informed on ___________.
(a) His teachings.
(b) Many various subjects.
(c) Military strategy.
(d) The gods.

13. How does Socrates defend his claim of pride in his ability as a pimp?
(a) He has the largest following.
(b) He represents his clients pleasantly and speaks modestly.
(c) He has the most influence.
(d) He speaks with the most bravado.

14. What did Socrates do to make his friends more efficient?
(a) Gave them better tools.
(b) Freed them from all labor.
(c) Urged them to have self-discipline.
(d) Did their work for them.

15. Socrates reasons the world was designed for ______________.
(a) The strong and mighty.
(b) The good of man.
(c) His personal gain.
(d) Testing man's resilience.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Xenophon claim Socrates reacted to authority?

2. What event was Xenophon hosting a party to celebrate in Chapter 3?

3. What are you compelled to do if you admire the goodness of another according to Socrates?

4. What does Socrates believe is part of living a well-ordered life?

5. Charmides claims the combination of young beauty and music make him think of _____________.

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