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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. When in his life is Xenophon reported to have written the memoirs?
(a) It is believed Xenophon wrote them late in his life.
(b) The memoirs are supposedly written posthumously.
(c) Xenophon did not do the writings himself.
(d) Xenophon reportedly wrote them as a young man.

2. Whom does Socrates claim people should listen to if they are sick?
(a) The gods.
(b) Their parents.
(c) A doctor.
(d) No one.

3. According to Socrates, what is his financial situation?
(a) He owes many debts.
(b) He is a financial hardship to his friends.
(c) He is not in debt.
(d) He is wealthy beyond necessity.

4. Who brought the charges against Socrates?
(a) The Spartans led by Xenophon.
(b) Plato and his followers.
(c) The Athenian people led by Meletus.
(d) The Oracle of Delphi.

5. What are the main charges against Socrates?
(a) Treason against the State, kidnapping of a princess, and defiling a temple.
(b) Freeing prisoners from jail, disrespecting the State in public, and theft of money.
(c) Not recognizing the gods of the State, introducing new deities, and corrupting the young.
(d) Revolutionary writings, murder of three men, and sacrificing too little to the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates praise in a homily to show that he loved virtue?

2. What does Socrates argue no one has done because of him?

3. What is Xenophon confused by in the first subsection of Book 1?

4. According to Socrates,what has not corrupted the youth?

5. What is Socrates' disposition as he is being led away?

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