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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 the Oracle of Delphi have to say about Socrates?

2. What does Socrates tell Critobulus he should do to deserve good people in his life?

3. What did Meletus see Socrates doing?

4. Socrates claims he is not a slave to __________.

5. How did Critias and Alcibiades do great damage to Athens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. According to the editor how does Xenophon's "Conversations of Socrates" compare to Plato's "Apology"?

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

6. What positive aspects does Socrates list about the possibility of being convicted of the charges brought against him?

7. How does Socrates' conversation with Aristippus illustrate that he encouraged his friends to be self-disciplined with regard to their bodily desires?

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

9. Why did Socrates have an arrogant tone at his trial according to Xenophon?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the main topic of conversation at Callias' dinner party in Chapter 3, and how does Socrates feel about this topic?

Essay Topic 2

How would the book be different if Xenophon felt that Socrates deserved to die?

Essay Topic 3

How do the minor people in this book affect the plot? How would this book be different if one or more of these people were removed?

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