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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. After the verdict, Socrates warns the Athenian jury that________.
(a) If they exile him, he will spread slander about the Athenian justice system
(b) If they do not convict him, the public will think them weak.
(c) They are acting unjustly by carrying out the entire trial in one day.
(d) If they execute him, they will only be hurting themselves, as his role will be impossible to replace.

2. Socrates' republic would have a ruling _________.
(a) Timocracy.
(b) Aristocracy.
(c) Monarchy.
(d) Democracy.

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

4. Who is Cebes?
(a) Slave and master.
(b) Husband and wife.
(c) Ally and enemy.
(d) Son and father.

5. The Athenian jury finds Socrates_________.
(a) Innocent and acquits him of all charges.
(b) Innocent on some charges but guilty on others.
(c) Guilty and sentences him to exile.
(d) Guilty and sentences him to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. From Socrates' point of view, the philosopher is __________ than the tyrant.

2. How does Crito plan to aid Socrates?

3. One theme that is present in Book X, and in other dialogues is______________.

4. Socrates is primarily charged with________________.

5. What assertion is made by Socrates when he responds to Adeimantus' point?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Socrates think that aspiring philosophers should be instructed in dialectic only at the end of their educations?

2. What are the five tell-tale traits of an aspiring philosopher, according to Socrates?

3. Why does Socrates think the Sophists are evil?

4. How is the entire Apology an example of Socratic wisdom in practice?

5. How does Socrates defend against Meletus' chargers of impiety?

6. Why does Socrates say in Book VII that "philosophers don't want to rule"?

7. Why can't the common man see the world like the philosopher, according to Socrates?

8. Why is democracy dangerous, according to Socrates?

9. What objection does Cebes raise about Socrates view on death?

10. What happens to the soul after it is dead, according to Socrates?

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