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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 Xenophon note about Socrates' prophecy?

2. What are the main charges against Socrates?

3. What had Socrates decided that made him appear arrogant, according to Xenophon?

4. What does Socrates argue no one has done because of him?

5. What is the problem with the refugees Aristarchus is housing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Socrates open his defense, and how does he refer to the Oracle of Delphi as part of his argument?

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

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

4. How did Socrates' instruction benefit Crito in subsection 9 of Chapter 2, Book 2?

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

6. How did Socrates act out of public piety to show his students how to live good lives?

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

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

9. What does Socrates tell Cristobulus he should do in order to deserve good friends who are also good people?

10. Why is Memoirs of Socrates hard to date? What does the editor believe about the validity of the piece?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Socrates think about poverty, and why?

Essay Topic 2

What charges was Socrates accused and convicted of, and how does Xenophon defend Socrates against each of these charges in "Conversations of Socrates"?

Essay Topic 3

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

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