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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charmides claims the combination of young beauty and music make him think of _____________.
(a) The gods.
(b) Home.
(c) Love.
(d) Youth.

2. What does Socrates try and convince Dionysodorous of in Book 3?
(a) There is no God.
(b) There is a plot against his life.
(c) He is meant to lead a revolt.
(d) He should have a more expansive view of his job.

3. How does Hermogenes say he retains his friends?
(a) By praising them and returning their good works.
(b) By paying them.
(c) By holding their money from them.
(d) By feeding them.

4. What does Socrates believe is part of living a well-ordered life?
(a) Drinking to excess.
(b) Staying awake.
(c) A vow of silence.
(d) Good eating.

5. What does Socrates believe you must do to be a good democratic administrator?
(a) You must be very sly.
(b) You must know the people well.
(c) You must come from a wealthy family.
(d) You must curry favor from the gods.

6. What does Xenophon reveal to us about Theodote in subsection 11?
(a) She is a beacon of prudence.
(b) She consorts with anyone persuasive.
(c) She is in love with him.
(d) She is very wealthy.

7. What does Lycon tell Socrates as he is leaving after the discussion?
(a) He believes Socrates is truly a good man.
(b) He is too drunk to walk home.
(c) He thinks Socrates is a fool.
(d) He is in love with him.

8. What does Hermogenes say drunkenness is in subsection six?
(a) Man's only solace.
(b) A horrific crime.
(c) The best way to live life.
(d) Annoying one's companions.

9. What was the young man focused on that Socrates questions in book 3?
(a) Money.
(b) Being popular.
(c) Becoming a Calvary officer.
(d) The letter of the law.

10. What event does Xenophon describe to begin his story?
(a) A marriage he attended.
(b) A great flood.
(c) The horse race at the Great Panathenaic Festival.
(d) A funeral for his father.

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

12. What does Hermogenes delight in?
(a) The stature he has attained.
(b) The goodness and influence of his friends.
(c) Military victory.
(d) The ruination of others.

13. What made Euthydemus feel wise?
(a) He had read the writings of poets and sages.
(b) He had made the decision to flee Greece.
(c) He had battlefield skills..
(d) He had a vision from the gods.

14. What does Socrates conclude about the terms right and lawful?
(a) They have the same meaning.
(b) They have no relation to real life.
(c) They are opposites.
(d) He does not understand them.

15. What does Socrates focus on instead of what is good generally, at the close of Subsection 8?
(a) He focuses on what things are good for what purpose.
(b) He focuses on the good he has done.
(c) He focuses on the evils of his fellow man.
(d) He focuses on his godly nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aristippus try to trap Socrates into claiming?

2. Whom does Socrates have a discussion with about right conduct in subsection 4?

3. Whom does Socrates wish to help in his conversation with Aristippus in subsection 8?

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

5. How does Charmides act around the weakest of people according to Socrates?

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