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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. Which is NOT one of the consequences of breaking a law according to Socrates?

2. According to The Clouds, what force holds communities and families together?

3. Why does Strepsiades throw Pheidippides a party?

4. Who replaces Strepsiades in his training with Socrates?

5. Socrates argues that, since Crito cares about public opinion, he must care about ... ?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Socrates' conception of the law and justice in Crito compare to his conception of law and justice in Apology?

2. How does Pheidippides enter the Thinkery? What does he learn there?

3. Who is Strepsiades? Why does he enter Socrates' Thinkery?

4. How does Strepsiades react to Socrates' course of study in the Thinkery? How does Socrates in turn respond to Strepsiades?

5. What is the nature of the fight Strepsiades and Pheidippides have when Strepsiades throws a party for his son?

6. According to Socrates, why must one not commit injustices?

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

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

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

10. How does Socrates use the notion of a contract to reinforce his opinion that obeying the law is necessary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Plato's use of Socrates in many of his writings.

1) What does Socrates' frequent appearances in Plato's writing say about Plato's regard for Socrates?

2) How does Plato use Socrates to reveal his own ideas and philosophy?

3) Why might Socrates be appropriate for Plato's dialogue form? How does Plato use Socrates' Socratic method to arrive at philosophical truths?

Essay Topic 2

1) What is Socrates' view on death? What reasons does he give for thinking the way he does about death?

2) In light of his view on death, why might the level of rigor of his trial defense be appropriate?

3) What does Socrates feel about his own legacy? What will his students do after he is gone?

Essay Topic 3

Do a comparative analysis of Apology and Crito.

1) Can the character of Socrates be said to be different between the two dialogues? Why or why not?

2) How is Socrates' conception of the law and justice different between the two dialogues?

3) Compare how Socrates believes one should live one's life in Apology, versus how Socrates believes one should live one's life in Crito.

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