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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. What is the main theme compared to in Chapter 2?
(a) An ancient text of the Phoenicians.
(b) The golden rule.
(c) Religious tenets from around the globe.
(d) Being a gentleman.

2. Whom does Socrates reference when illustrating his beliefs on suffering?
(a) He references Meletus.
(b) He references Plato.
(c) He references Heracles.
(d) He references Xenophon.

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

4. What does Xenophon report he overheard Socrates telling a friend?
(a) To avoid worshipping the gods.
(b) To work harder.
(c) To always honor the gods.
(d) To not be distressed by poverty.

5. Subsection 8 shows Socrates interacting with ___________.
(a) His friend Eutherus.
(b) New deities.
(c) Revolutionaries.
(d) A young beggar on the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What additional virtue is Socrates credited with having?

2. What does Socrates tell Critobulus should be valued above all else?

3. Who does Alcibiades have a discussion with about the nature of law?

4. When did Socrates think about his defense?

5. What does Meletus claim Socrates caused the youth to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates tell his oldest son when Lamprodes is angry with his mother Xanthippe?

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

3. Describe the conversation between Pericles and Alcibiades in subsection 2 of Chapter 2, Book 1.

4. How does Socrates feel about the value of friends?

5. Why does the editor present Socrates' defense first in this collection of Socratic dialogues?

6. In subsection 4 of Chapter 2, Book 1, how did Socrates motivate people to start being good?

7. How did Socrates' instruction benefit Crito in subsection 9 of Chapter 2, Book 2?

8. How does Socrates help Aristarchus sort through ignorance and deficiencies?

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

10. In Chapter 2, Book 1, what does the editor clarify about the concepts of self-discipline and free action?

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