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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. Why does the Editor present Socrates Defense first?
2. What does Socrates praise in a homily to show that he loved virtue?
3. What did Socrates prophesy about in Chapter 1?
4. Subsection 8 shows Socrates interacting with ___________.
5. How does Socrates teach his associates they should act in respect to food, drink, sex, and sleep?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Socrates' conversation with Antiphon serve to demonstrate that Socrates loved virtue?
2. How is the anecdote about Critias and Alebiades used to prove that Socrates did not have a negative effect on the youth?
3. 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?
4. Why is Memoirs of Socrates hard to date? What does the editor believe about the validity of the piece?
5. How does Xenophon define the concept to the "true good" in Chapter 2, Book 1?
6. According to the editor how does Xenophon's "Conversations of Socrates" compare to Plato's "Apology"?
7. What does Socrates say in response to the charge of corrupting the young?
8. Why did Socrates have an arrogant tone at his trial according to Xenophon?
9. According to Xenophon why was Socrates convicted, and how was his fate appropriate?
10. How does Socrates feel about the value of friends?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What role does religion play in "Conversations of Socrates"? Why is this important to the plot overall?
Essay Topic 2
How is Xenophon's "Conversations of Socrates" similar to and different from Plato's "Apology"? Why do these two works warrant a comparison at all?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Ischomachus, and why does Socrates feel he reflects the ideal of the truly good man?
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