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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) Love.
(b) The gods.
(c) Home.
(d) Youth.

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

3. What does Socrates tell Euthydemus about people without self-discipline?
(a) They are no better than beasts.
(b) He should kill them.
(c) They rule the world.
(d) They make great leaders.

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

5. What does Socrates claim all of the men should demonstrate?
(a) Their devotion to Greece.
(b) Their athletic prowess.
(c) Their piety.
(d) The value of what they claim to possess.

6. What does Socrates talk with Epigenes about in subsection 12?
(a) The afterlife.
(b) His poor physical condition.
(c) His snobby attitude.
(d) A job he has in mind for him.

7. In subsection 10, Socrates talks to _____________to show he cares for their interests.
(a) Generals.
(b) Craftsmen.
(c) Beggars.
(d) Teachers.

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

9. How does Xenophon claim Socrates meet his death?
(a) As a foolish man.
(b) As a cowardly man.
(c) As a repentant man.
(d) As a noble man.

10. Socrates argues the gods are concerned with ____________.
(a) Their own splendor.
(b) Human welfare.
(c) The government.
(d) Power and might.

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

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

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

14. What does Socrates question Theodote about?
(a) Her allegiance to Greece.
(b) Her religious practices.
(c) Her thoughts on marriage.
(d) How she finds friends.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Socrates help people when it came to religion?

2. What does Socrates say will allow Antisthenes to gain the needed capacities?

3. What is Socrates talking to Nicomachides about at the start of subsection 4?

4. What does Socrates do to Euthydemus to convince him he needs to be wiser?

5. What was the first thing Socrates said his friends needed?

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