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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Last Days of Socrates: Chapter 1, Introductory Notes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many groups of information are in the book's introductory material?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

2. What was Socrates' response when people commented on his wisdom?
(a) Through all of his questioning, he had only become aware of how much he did not yet know.
(b) He only reflected the wisdom of those around him.
(c) God made him intelligent only so that he could pass that knowledge on to others.
(d) He was intelligent because he had learned so much from his students.

3. Why did Socrates begin his practice of Socratic inquiry?
(a) To engage learned men in conversation.
(b) To help students prepare for examinations.
(c) To determine the guilt or innocence of a suspected criminal.
(d) To help people gain greater insight into their own characters.

4. How does Tarrant recommend avoiding confusion based on differences in pagination between the versions?
(a) Have everyone work on handouts that are all copied from the same book.
(b) Make sure everyone who is working on the dialogues has the same version.
(c) Use overhead projections or online versions of the book.
(d) Using content as a reference, instead of pagination.

5. Socrates demonstrated his loyalty to his city in what capacity?
(a) Headmaster.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Senator.
(d) Mayor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why didn't Socrates obtain a higher education?

4. People who knew Socrates referred to what quality that he possessed?

5. How did Grecian authors use Socrates' character?

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