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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Socrates not encourage his students to do?

2. How does Socrates teach his associates they should act in respect to food, drink, sex, and sleep?

3. When did Socrates think about his defense?

4. What does Xenophon note about Socrates' prophecy?

5. What additional virtue is Socrates credited with having?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Socrates prepare for his defense before the trial?

2. What positive aspects does Socrates list about the possibility of being convicted of the charges brought against him?

3. Why does the editor present Socrates' defense first in this collection of Socratic dialogues?

4. How did Socrates' instruction benefit Crito in subsection 9 of Chapter 2, Book 2?

5. How did Socrates act out of public piety to show his students how to live good lives?

6. What did Socrates try to teach Chaerephon and Chaerecrates in Subsection 3 of Chapter 2, Book 2?

7. How does Socrates' conversation with Aristippus illustrate that he encouraged his friends to be self-disciplined with regard to their bodily desires?

8. How does Xenophon define the concept to the "true good" in Chapter 2, Book 1?

9. According to the editor how does Xenophon's "Conversations of Socrates" compare to Plato's "Apology"?

10. What does Socrates say in response to the charge of corrupting the young?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does religion play in "Conversations of Socrates"? Why is this important to the plot overall?

Essay Topic 2

What is the purpose of the editor beginning this collection of Socratic dialogues with Socrates' Defense?

Essay Topic 3

How does the third person point-of-view enhance and inhibit the story? How would this book be different if a different point of view were used?

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