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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Socrates encourage people to do?
(a) Enjoy their worldly possessions.
(b) Rebel against the government.
(c) Denounce false gods.
(d) Follow what they thought was right and develop their talents.

3. Why does the Editor present Socrates Defense first?
(a) He believes it will catch the reader's attention.
(b) He believes it is Xenophon's first Socratic dialogue.
(c) He did not place it there; it is at the end.
(d) He thought it was too long to be at the end.

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

5. What does Socrates believe most people undervalue?
(a) Their civic duty.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Religion.
(d) A hard day's work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Critias and Alcibiades control while under Socrates tutelage?

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

3. When did Socrates think about his defense?

4. What does Plato think of Socrates' defense at the trial?

5. What does Xenophon discuss with Critobulus in Subsection 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Socrates' conversation with Antiphon serve to demonstrate that Socrates loved virtue?

2. How does Xenophon define the concept to the "true good" in Chapter 2, Book 1?

3. What does Socrates say in response to the charge of corrupting the young?

4. What positive aspects does Socrates list about the possibility of being convicted of the charges brought against him?

5. How is the anecdote about Critias and Alebiades used to prove that Socrates did not have a negative effect on the youth?

6. Why doesn't Socrates prepare for his defense before the trial?

7. What does Socrates tell Cristobulus he should do in order to deserve good friends who are also good people?

8. What did Socrates try to teach Chaerephon and Chaerecrates in Subsection 3 of Chapter 2, Book 2?

9. What does Xenophon note at the opening of Socrates' defense, and whom does he cite as an important source of information?

10. According to Xenophon why was Socrates convicted, and how was his fate appropriate?

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