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

2. Who comes to entertain the men at Callias' dinner?
(a) A group of actors.
(b) Socrates.
(c) A singing group.
(d) Phillipus.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Socrates do to help Glaucon become a head of state?

3. What does Socrates believe about courage?

4. What does Xenophon feel Socrates could do based on individual's needs?

5. What does Hermogenes delight in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Socrates improve his associates through philosophical discussion?

2. What does Socrates say about eating in subsection 14 of Chapter 2, Book 3?

3. Why is Socrates proud and how does he defend his claim?

4. What does Socrates claim about the difference between physical love and love of the mind in Chapter 3?

5. Why does Socrates tell Epigenes that he should be concerned about being in poor physical condition?

6. Why does Socrates claim his friends need to learn responsibility before any other virtue?

7. What did Socrates tell Euthydemus about the nature of religiosity in subsection 6 of Chapter 2, Book 4?

8. How does Xenophon demonstrate that Socrates displayed his conception of morality and piety by following it in the fourth subsection of Chapter 2, Book 4?

9. How do the men at the dinner party react to seeing the passionate kissing between Ariadne and Dionysus?

10. How does the dinner party of Chapter 3 come to be?

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