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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Apology: Chapter 1, Introduction & The Apology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the four dialogues is "The Apology"?
(a) Second.
(b) First.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

2. Why are the Socratic dialogues still studied, according to Tarrant?
(a) They are challenging for students to comprehend.
(b) Because scholars still don't completely understand them.
(c) They must be mastered before other important material from the same time period can be studied.
(d) The information contained in the dialogues is still relevant.

3. What does "apology" mean, in the context of the dialogue of that name?
(a) An explanation for one's behavior.
(b) Socrates' entire defense at his trial.
(c) The same as its modern definition.
(d) A plea to the jury for forgiveness.

4. What is the first of the four dialogues contained in "The Last Days of Socrates"?
(a) The Phaedo.
(b) The Apology.
(c) The Euthyphro.
(d) The Crito.

5. Socrates was, supposedly, inspired by which of the Athenian deities?
(a) None of them.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many charges were being leveled against Socrates?

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

3. According to Book 1, Chapter 1, the oldest existing version of the dialogues is from what century?

4. What made Socrates sure that he had been doing Apollo's will?

5. What celestial body is associated with Artemis?

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