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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main theme compared to in Chapter 2?
(a) Religious tenets from around the globe.
(b) An ancient text of the Phoenicians.
(c) The golden rule.
(d) Being a gentleman.

2. What were Socrates' friends doing that mystified him?
(a) Chanting his name.
(b) Praying for his release.
(c) Calling him God.
(d) Crying as he was led away.

3. According to Socrates, why was he not introducing new deities?
(a) One of the gods had spoken to him.
(b) He refused to give a reason.
(c) He had a prophetic dream.
(d) He had heard of the new deities from foreigners.

4. Who asked the Oracle at Delphi about Socrates?
(a) Meletus.
(b) Plato.
(c) Xenophon.
(d) Chaerephon.

5. What is Socrates' view on democracy?
(a) He had never heard of it.
(b) He thought it the best way to run a country.
(c) He thought it needed to be implemented instantly.
(d) He found it silly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Socrates argue one can modify someone else's behavior?

2. Whom does Socrates reference when illustrating his beliefs on suffering?

3. According to Xenophon, who are examples of good men Socrates has taught?

4. At the start of subsection 3, whom does Socrates advise according to Xenophon?

5. What does Xenophon argue the city of Athens should do to Socrates?

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