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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Socrates claims that having physical love is no indication of ______________.
(a) Virtue of any kind.
(b) Your intelligence.
(c) Your goals in life.
(d) Your general health.

2. Who comes to entertain the men at Callias' dinner?
(a) A group of actors.
(b) Phillipus.
(c) Socrates.
(d) A singing group.

3. What does Socrates focus on instead of what is good generally, at the close of Subsection 8?
(a) He focuses on the good he has done.
(b) He focuses on what things are good for what purpose.
(c) He focuses on the evils of his fellow man.
(d) He focuses on his godly nature.

4. What does Socrates talk with Epigenes about in subsection 12?
(a) His snobby attitude.
(b) The afterlife.
(c) His poor physical condition.
(d) A job he has in mind for him.

5. How did Socrates teach about morality and piety according to Xenophon?
(a) With complicated metaphors.
(b) By teaching and following it.
(c) By setting an example of what not to do.
(d) By writing songs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates believe you must do to be a good democratic administrator?

2. How does Socrates defend his claim of pride in his ability as a pimp?

3. What does Socrates believe is part of living a well-ordered life?

4. What are you compelled to do if you admire the goodness of another according to Socrates?

5. What are the main themes of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Socrates tell Euthydemus about the nature of religiosity in subsection 6 of Chapter 2, Book 4?

2. How do the men at the dinner party react to seeing the passionate kissing between Ariadne and Dionysus?

3. What does Socrates tell his companions at the dinner party about love in subsection 8 of Chapter 3?

4. Describe the conversation about beauty between Socrates and Critobulus in Chapter 3, subsection 5.

5. What do the men at the dinner party do in the sixth and seventh subsections of Chapter 3?

6. Why is Socrates proud and how does he defend his claim?

7. Describe Socrates conversation with Pericles in the fifth subsection of Chapter 2, Book 3.

8. Why does Euthydemus think himself wise, and what does Socrates conclude after conversing with him?

9. How did Socrates improve his associates through philosophical discussion?

10. Why does Socrates tell Epigenes that he should be concerned about being in poor physical condition?

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