1. To understand Ion's poetically inspired spirit, Socrates employs a metaphor of which of the following?
(a) A newly born start to explain how small and insignificant our world is in the greater picture.
(b) A magnet to explain how a poet's inspiration moves from the muse to the audience.
(c) A dying animal to explain how the sole individual is part of a significant collective.
(d) An eye attempting to see itself, explaining how our mental visions are limited by the bounds of our brain.

2. In Ion, Socrates concludes that Ion's ability to memorize poetry is which of the following?
(a) Proof that he knows what it actually means.
(b) Not proof that he knows what it actually means.
(c) Divinely inspired, just like the very poets whom Ion recites.
(d) An art that he learned from others.

3. What definition of virtue do Meno and Socrates borrow from "the poets"?
(a) Virtue is different for every person.
(b) Virtue is the desire and power to obtain good things.
(c) Virtue, like other abstract notions, resists our best attempts to define it.
(d) Virtue is the unmoved mover of all things.

4. When Ion admits to Socrates that he can only recite one poet's work well, Socrates is puzzled by which of the following?
(a) Ion's hesitation to answer questions about his family.
(b) How Ion considers himself a philosopher.
(c) How an artistic skill can be limited in its expertise.
(d) Ion's desire to speak with Socrates about his work.

5. Who is the surprise visitor to the symposium, and why does he come?
(a) There is no surprise visitor.
(b) Appolodorus comes because he is angry he wasn't invited.
(c) Aristotle arrives late because he traveled farther than the others.
(d) Alcibiades comes because he is drunk and wants to seduce Socrates.