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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Socrates' points in Book IV, the soul of a philosopher_____________________.
(a) Does not concern Socrates.
(b) Can be used for good and evil alike.
(c) Is better than the soul of a common man.
(d) Is easily persuadable.

2. In Apology, Socrates defends himself specifically from accusations made by___________.
(a) Meletus.
(b) The Sophists and the Arians.
(c) Evenus of Paros.
(d) Meno.

3. According to Socrates' opinion, what is the third happiest social class of man in the world?
(a) The philosophy student.
(b) The tyrant.
(c) The atheistic man.
(d) The democratic man.

4. As a consequence of misology, or a hatred of logic/reasoning, Socrates explains how the common man has trouble_________.
(a) Apprehending simple concepts.
(b) Speaking literally.
(c) Apprehending absolute truths.
(d) Serving his state.

5. In Book IX, what is the common man's deepest pleasure?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Material gain.
(c) Sex.
(d) Truth.

6. Adeimantus interrupts Socrates in the beginning of Book VI to ask him ____________.
(a) Whether philosophy is an activity or a profession.
(b) Why he wants philosophers to rule the city.
(c) Why philosophers are either useless or evil.
(d) When students get to become full-fledged philosophers.

7. Tyranny is most likely to occur under which form of government?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Aristocracy.
(c) Timocracy.
(d) Oligarchy.

8. According to Socrates in Book VII, how many years must a philosopher work after finishing his education in order to become a ruler?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Five years.
(c) One year.
(d) Thirty years.

9. Socrates believes that the Sophists________________.
(a) Have values worth learning from.
(b) Are philosophers themselves.
(c) Should be exiled on grounds of impiety.
(d) Are evil imitators posing as philosophers.

10. Which subject should be taught last in Socrates' curriculum?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Logic.
(c) Ontology (study of being).
(d) Dialectic (the study of reasoning).

11. How does Socrates regard an oligarchy?
(a) Socrates thinks that oligarchy is the best form of government in all cases.
(b) Socrates claims that oligarchy is dangerous because it often leads to an impoverished public.
(c) Socrates thinks that class divisions are crucial to the success of an oligarchy.
(d) Socrates asserts that an oligarchy is worse than a democracy.

12. According to Socrates, what did the Oracle at Delphi tell Socrates and Cherephon?
(a) Socrates was the wisest man alive.
(b) The Thirty Tyrants would bring times of war followed by prosperity.
(c) The Oracle would not speak to Socrates and Cherephon.
(d) Socrates would be executed if he returned to Athens.

13. 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.

14. What challenges does Cebes raise for Socrates?
(a) Philosophy is not a worthwhile activity if it lands one in jail under capital punishment.
(b) There is legal precedent for breaking out of jail.
(c) Socrates can still appeal the verdict.
(d) There might be no immortal soul, and when you die, there is only nothingness.

15. What does Crito want Socrates to do?
(a) Appeal the conviction entered against Socrates.
(b) Break out of prison and leave Athens.
(c) Drink hemlock.
(d) Stop corrupting his son and the other young people in Greece.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following scenarios, according to Socrates, would most likely give rise to a tyrannical government?

2. According to Socrates' opinion, what does the common man's simple mind cause him to mistake?

3. What is Crito's relationship to Socrates?

4. After the verdict, Socrates warns the Athenian jury that________.

5. What does Socrates think his dream means?

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