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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Memoirs of Socrates, Book I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Socrates say is the best defense he could have?
(a) Having done nothing wrong.
(b) His cunning and wit.
(c) His fists.
(d) A pocketful of money.

2. What did Meletus see Socrates doing?
(a) Sacrificing to the gods.
(b) Eating on the holy day.
(c) Starting to escape.
(d) Talking to spies.

3. What behavior of Critias and Alcibiades did Socrates not approve of?
(a) Their use of alcohol.
(b) Singing in public.
(c) Performing executions.
(d) Their exotic dress.

4. What does the editor emphasize should not prevent you from using worldly goods?
(a) The virtue of self-discipline.
(b) The government.
(c) The thoughts of other people.
(d) The amount of money you have.

5. What did Critias and Alcibiades control while under Socrates tutelage?
(a) All the wealth in Athens.
(b) Their natural vices.
(c) The fate of all of Greece.
(d) Socrates' finances.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Socrates believe about the gods that led to his great respect for them?

2. What are the main charges against Socrates?

3. In the second subsection of Book 1, what does Xenophon deny Socrates has done?

4. What does Socrates emphasize about the outcome of the trial?

5. What forced the jurors to condemn Socrates, according to Xenophon?

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