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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whom does Socrates reference when illustrating his beliefs on suffering?
2. What does Socrates believe most people undervalue?
3. Who asked the Oracle at Delphi about Socrates?
4. What does Socrates teach Crito in subsection 9?
5. Whom does Socrates claim people should listen to if they are sick?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Socrates have an arrogant tone at his trial according to Xenophon?
2. In subsection 1 of Chapter 2, Book 1, what does Xenophon say about Socrates in defense of the charges that he worshiped different gods than the state and introduced new deities?
3. What type of friends does Socrates tell Cristobulus that he should set to acquire?
4. How does Xenophon feel about the accusation that Socrates turned his students against their parents? How does he feel Athens should have felt about Socrates?
5. How does Socrates feel about the value of friends?
6. How does Socrates help Aristarchus sort through ignorance and deficiencies?
7. Describe the conversation between Pericles and Alcibiades in subsection 2 of Chapter 2, Book 1.
8. What were the main charges that Socrates was accused of at his trial?
9. What does Socrates tell Cristobulus he should do in order to deserve good friends who are also good people?
10. How did Socrates act out of public piety to show his students how to live good lives?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Socrates and Xenophon. How are their beliefs and teachings similar and different?
Essay Topic 2
Who is Ischomachus, and why does Socrates feel he reflects the ideal of the truly good man?
Essay Topic 3
Choose one of the main themes in this book (charges against Socrates, Socrates' virtue, true good, love and responsibility) and detail its recurrences throughout the book. What does it add to the story? How does it affect the different individuals?
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