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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 Critias and Alcibiades control while under Socrates tutelage?

2. What does Socrates tell Critobulus he should do to deserve good people in his life?

3. Who is Hermogenes' father?

4. Why does Socrates tell Aristodemus the gods deserve esteem?

5. What does Socrates say should not be avoided completely on the path of liberty?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Socrates feel about the value of friends?

2. What were the main charges that Socrates was accused of at his trial?

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

4. In subsection 1 of Chapter 2, Book 1, what does Xenophon say about Socrates in defense of the charges that he worshiped different gods than the state and introduced new deities?

5. In subsection 4 of Chapter 2, Book 1, how did Socrates motivate people to start being good?

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

7. According to Xenophon why was Socrates convicted, and how was his fate appropriate?

8. Why did Socrates have an arrogant tone at his trial according to Xenophon?

9. How does Socrates' conversation with Antiphon serve to demonstrate that Socrates loved virtue?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Socrates and Xenophon. How are their beliefs and teachings similar and different?

Essay Topic 3

How do the minor people in this book affect the plot? How would this book be different if one or more of these people were removed?

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