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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 subject should be taught last in Socrates' curriculum?

2. According to Socrates, how should a good philosopher rule?

3. According to Socrates' opinion, what is the second happiest social class of man in the world?

4. What is one example that Socrates uses to suggest that the city has already turned against him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What, does Socrates think, is the best form of government?

2. Why does Socrates think the Sophists are evil?

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

4. Why is the tyrannical man the most miserable, according to Socrates?

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

6. Why does Socrates think it acceptable for the state to make philosophers rule if they are unwilling?

7. What should be done about the poets, according to Socrates in Book X?

8. Which trumps the other, according to Socrates, the laws of Athens or the gods?

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

10. Why does Socrates think philosophers make the best rulers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Socrates "learning as a recollection of old knowledge" thesis in Meno help prove his argument for the immortal soul in Phaedo? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How does Socrates plan for his city's rulers to not be corrupted by power? Do you think his plan is practical?

Essay Topic 3

Is Socrates a tragic hero? If yes, what are his hubrius and harmartia? If no, why not?

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