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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, The Crito: Chapter 1, Introduction & Crito.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tarrant, this version of the Socratic dialogues is unique in what way?
(a) The content of the dialogues.
(b) The dialogues contained within.
(c) The notes and pagination.
(d) The translation of the dialogues.

2. Why did Socrates ask Crito to be cautious?
(a) So that Crito didn't implicate himself.
(b) So that Socrates' friends didn't discover his escape plot.
(c) So that the two could determine their own, and one another's, beliefs about what is just.
(d) So that the guards wouldn't overhear them.

3. What did Crito want Socrates to do?
(a) Attempt to escape from prison.
(b) Spend time with his family before his death.
(c) Appeal his sentence before it was too late.
(d) Make peace with his relatives.

4. What is the purpose of the notes in Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) To help readers understand difficult words.
(b) To provide extra information for those who are interested.
(c) To provide anecdotes that make the text more interesting.
(d) To help put the information into context.

5. Who originally arranged these four dialogues in a group?
(a) Plato.
(b) Thrasyllus.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Tarrant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city was Socrates loyal to?

2. The people of his city felt that, for Socrates to have survived this battle, it must have taken a great deal of what?

3. How well did the Grecian authors portray Socrates' beliefs?

4. What metaphor did Crito and Socrates use to illustrate their point about authority?

5. What was Socrates doing when Crito arrived?

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