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

2. What does Xenophon argue Socrates could not lead people to do?

3. Whom is Lamprocles becoming angry with that causes Socrates to teach him?

4. When did Socrates think about his defense?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What were the main charges that Socrates was accused of at his trial?

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

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

8. What type of friends does Socrates tell Cristobulus that he should set to acquire?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Socrates instruct others to change throughout this book? Detail the changes he inspires and the reasons behind those changes.

Essay Topic 2

Who is Ischomachus, and why does Socrates feel he reflects the ideal of the truly good man?

Essay Topic 3

Find two conversations that address the same topic in this collection. Compare and contrast these two anecdotes.

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