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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is used, by Tarrant, to describe Socrates' manner at his trial?
(a) "Apathetic."
(b) "Flippant."
(c) "Aloof."
(d) "Irresponsible."

2. Who was Xenophon?
(a) A Roman scholar.
(b) A Greek playwright.
(c) An Athenian author.
(d) A Spartan warrior.

3. Who was prosecuting Socrates?
(a) Phaedo.
(b) Euthyphro.
(c) Meletus.
(d) Crito.

4. What was the biggest factor that confused the debate between Socrates and Euthyphro?
(a) Euthyphro's inability to understand Socrates' reasoning.
(b) The lack of a written penal code.
(c) Euthyphro's education and Socrates' lack thereof.
(d) The polytheistic nature of their religion.

5. Euthyphro was prosecuting someone for what crime?
(a) Larceny.
(b) Murder.
(c) Blasphemy.
(d) Adultery.

6. How did Socrates describe himself?
(a) A purveyor of knowledge.
(b) An expert in philosophy.
(c) An inquisitive man.
(d) A professor of truths.

7. According to the conversation between Euthyphro and Socrates, what was the relationship between deities and mortals?
(a) The gods would not exist without men.
(b) The gods need men to give them a purpose.
(c) Men were at the mercy of the gods.
(d) The gods and mortals had a mutual relationship.

8. How were the four dialogues in "The Last Days of Socrates" chosen?
(a) They dealt with death as subject matter.
(b) They were written down and published shortly before Socrates' death.
(c) They were chronologically close to Socrates' death.
(d) They were written down immediately after Socrates' death.

9. Who provides the information contained in the notes of Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Professional editors and scholars.
(b) Socrates.
(c) The translator.
(d) Plato.

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

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

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

13. How old was Socrates at the time of his trial?
(a) 70.
(b) 52.
(c) 81.
(d) 63.

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

15. Approximately how many years ago did the Socratic dialogues take place?
(a) 2300.
(b) 3100.
(c) 5200.
(d) 1900.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to his conversation with Euthyphro, how did Socrates feel about the charges being brought against him?

2. According to Socrates, why did he begin questioning the answer of the Oracle at Delphi?

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

4. What class of people, in Athens, did Socrates really enjoy having dialogues with?

5. Where was Socrates being prosecuted?

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