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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the origin of the title The Clouds?
(a) Socrates believes that Zeus lives on a cloud.
(b) Socrates claims that the only gods are the clouds.
(c) Socrates believes that rain is the cause of human suffering.
(d) The Clouds is used as a metaphor to anything which blinds us in life.

2. How does Socrates end the Crito dialogue?
(a) Plotting with Crito to break out of prison.
(b) Resigned to prison.
(c) Saying goodbye to several of his prized students.
(d) Confined to his school, awaiting his sentence.

3. Citizens could not be good individuals without what?
(a) Laws.
(b) Religion.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Science.

4. Why does Socrates eventually refuse to help Strepsiades?
(a) Strepsiades is too stupid.
(b) Strepsiades does not have the money to pay him.
(c) Socrates finds Strepsiades lacking in morals.
(d) Socrates turns Strepsiades over to the police.

5. Why does Strepsiades seek out Socrates?
(a) To teach him how to be a better lover.
(b) To teach him how to be a better speaker.
(c) Because Socrates owes him money.
(d) To find sanctuary from his pursuers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the third and final Socratic dialogue written by Plato?

2. Who are the characters in Crito?

3. Aristophanes is from which city?

4. Which is one of the popular theories for why Socrates advanced a lackluster defense at his trial?

5. In The Clouds, what does Socrates feel about Zeus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Socrates' response to Crito when Crito worries about Socrates' reputation?

2. Why did Socrates offer such a meek defense and go to prison and his death so willingly?

3. What is Socrates' attitude toward his impending death at the end of Crito?

4. What is Crito in relationship to Apology? What is the setting and premise of Crito?

5. How can Aristophanes' characterization of Socrates be summed up?

6. How does Socrates, in Crito, state his case for why he will remain in jail and face his death sentence? What forms are in use?

7. According to Socrates, why must experts always be obeyed?

8. What is the nature of Strepsiades' most pressing problem? What does he hope to learn from Socrates? What does Socrates in turn teach him?

9. What violent action does Pheidippides visit upon his father? How does Pheidippides justify his action?

10. Socrates claims that laws result in what benefits to society?

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