The Last Days of Socrates Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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The Last Days of Socrates Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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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 did Socrates behave when his beliefs were challenged, according to Tarrant?
(a) He could be contentious.
(b) He questioned the other person until they ran out of answers, and he felt he had won.
(c) He was respectful of the other party's point of view.
(d) He tried to calmly explain to the other person why his beliefs were correct.

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

3. Why was Socrates involved in political conflict?
(a) His beliefs were not widely accepted.
(b) He proved the ignorance of a politically important person.
(c) He wanted to be involved in politics, but wasn't educated enough.
(d) He manipulated politicians into conflicts with one another.

4. How well did the Grecian authors portray Socrates' beliefs?
(a) The beliefs held by the characters based on Socrates may not have been similar to Socrates' at all.
(b) They tried to stick very closely to the beliefs Socrates actually held.
(c) They accurately portrayed Socrates' philosophy and logic, but not his beliefs.
(d) They attempted to always portray Socrates accurately, with varying degrees of success.

5. Why didn't Socrates obtain a higher education?
(a) No colleges or universities existed at the time.
(b) He couldn't afford it.
(c) He wasn't accepted to the University.
(d) He didn't have the right political connections.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the notes in Book 1, Chapter 1?

2. According to Tarrant, this version of the Socratic dialogues is unique in what way?

3. Where was the battle that Socrates miraculously survived?

4. Who originally arranged these four dialogues in a group?

5. According to Tarrant, what is the quality and accuracy of the dialogues originally recorded by Plato?

(see the answer key)

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