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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Crito take place?
(a) Agathon's house.
(b) A jail.
(c) The marketplace at Athens.
(d) A temple.
2. Socrates believes that unjust men_________.
(a) Will not necessarily be punished in death.
(b) Will be rewarded by the unjust gods.
(c) Will be punished in death.
(d) Don't deserve death and should have to live forever.
3. In Book IX,what is the soldier's deepest pleasure?
(a) Material gain.
(b) Honor.
(c) Truth.
(d) Strength.
4. Who is Evenus of Paros?
(a) The man who will execute Socrates.
(b) One of Socrates' accusers.
(c) A poet and orator who charges five minas for instruction.
(d) A member of the Athenian jury.
5. According to Socrates, what did the Oracle at Delphi tell Socrates and Cherephon?
(a) Socrates would be executed if he returned to Athens.
(b) The Thirty Tyrants would bring times of war followed by prosperity.
(c) Socrates was the wisest man alive.
(d) The Oracle would not speak to Socrates and Cherephon.
6. How does Socrates regard a democracy?
(a) Socrates thinks it is the best form of government in all cases.
(b) Socrates is only for a democracy if it has a bipartisan senate.
(c) Socrates thinks that the people should be able to choose who leads them.
(d) Socrates thinks democracy is the worst form of government.
7. One theme that is present in Book X, and in other dialogues is______________.
(a) The myth of reincarnation.
(b) Platonic forms manifest on earth.
(c) The immortality of the soul.
(d) Learning as recalled knowledge.
8. What is Socrates' view on the nature of death, particularly his own?
(a) He hopes for perfect knowledge, but really claims to have no idea what will happen.
(b) He does not believe in an afterlife.
(c) He thinks death is a good thing, though one should not look forward to it.
(d) He thinks death a bad thing, but looks forward to it as a means of getting out of prison.
9. Socrates' republic would have a ruling _________.
(a) Timocracy.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Aristocracy.
(d) Monarchy.
10. According to Socrates, how should a good philosopher rule?
(a) Never rule because absolute power corrupts absolutely.
(b) Not associate with politics.
(c) Rule, but willingly so.
(d) Rule, but unwillingly so.
11. In Book IX, what is the philosopher's deepest pleasure?
(a) Material gain.
(b) Passion.
(c) Truth.
(d) Honor.
12. Adeimantus interrupts Socrates in the beginning of Book VI to ask him ____________.
(a) Whether philosophy is an activity or a profession.
(b) When students get to become full-fledged philosophers.
(c) Why he wants philosophers to rule the city.
(d) Why philosophers are either useless or evil.
13. In Book VII Socrates weaves an analogy suggesting that the common man is like________.
(a) A chicken in a coop, about to be slaughtered.
(b) A willow flapping in the wind.
(c) A starving beast, desperate for food.
(d) A prisoner in a cave looking at shadow puppets and thinking it's real life.
14. What is an oligarchy?
(a) Rule by the elite.
(b) Rule by the rich.
(c) Rule by the military.
(d) Rule by the poor.
15. What is one of the reasons that Crito offers for coming to visit Socrates?
(a) Crito wants to find out what to do with Socrates' sons.
(b) Socrates asked Crito to come.
(c) Crito misses Socrates.
(d) If Crito didn't come to try to rescue Socrates, it would reflect poorly on himself and Socrates' supporters.
Short Answer Questions
1. As a consequence of misology, or a hatred of logic/reasoning, Socrates explains how the common man has trouble_________.
2. Socrates argues that the philosopher __________.
3. What does Socrates think his dream means?
4. When he first address the jury, Socrates_________.
5. According to Socrates, what is the best form of government?
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