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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. How does Socrates wish to speak of love in subsection eight?
(a) As a cruel joke.
(b) As a deity.
(c) As a childish dream.
(d) As an unfair game.

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

3. What does Socrates do to help Glaucon become a head of state?
(a) Sacrifices to the gods on his behalf.
(b) Places a bribe on his behalf.
(c) Supports him publicly.
(d) Instructs him to become wise.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Socrates, what is one way to learn what is right?

2. What does Socrates conclude about the terms right and lawful?

3. What does Xenophon claim no one should believe about Socrates?

4. What event does Xenophon describe to begin his story?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Socrates' opinion of how courage is acquired?

2. What does Socrates tell Charmides about his use of his administrative abilities?

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

4. What do the men at the dinner party do in the sixth and seventh subsections of Chapter 3?

5. Describe Socrates conversation about self-discipline with Euthydemus.

6. How does Socrates try to convince Nicomachides that Antisthenes can succeed as a general?

7. Why does Euthydemus think himself wise, and what does Socrates conclude after conversing with him?

8. What does Socrates tell his companions at the dinner party about love in subsection 8 of Chapter 3?

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

10. How does Xenophon justify his claim that Socrates was so devout that he did nothing without divine sanction?

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