Philopophy
As part of his defense, Socrates cross-examines his accuser, a man named Glaucon.
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Having been found guilty, Socrates believes he deserves to be punished with evil.
False
Meletus accuses Socrates of unintentionally corrupting the youth.
False
Plato was born in Sparta.
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Socrates argues that honor and reputation are important goals in life.
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Socrates argues that money and power are keys to acquiring virtue.
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Socrates argues that we should fear death because we don't know what will happen when die.
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Socrates argues that we should fear death if death is, in fact, the end of everything.
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Socrates begins his search for someone with more wisdom than him by interviewing poets and artisans.
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Socrates claims that it is harder to avoid death than unrighteousness.
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Socrates claims that we should be more concerned about living or dying than about doing what is right or wrong.
False
Socrates compares Athens to an annoying gadfly and himself to a noble horse.
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Socrates concludes that Apollo was right: he, Socrates, really does possess a substantial and meaningful wisdom.
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Socrates immediately understands the oracle's claim that "no one is wiser" than Socrates.
False
Socrates is a widely loved and respected figure among his fellow Athenians.
False
Socrates is ashamed of his actions and how his life has turned out.
False
Socrates is surprised that he was found guilty by the jury.
False
Socrates is willing to hold his tongue and stop practicing philosophy if his fellow Athenians will let him live.
False
Socrates received a divine warning that he should be afraid of dying.
False
Socrates was Plato's most notable student.
False
To explain the nature of his wisdom, Socrates tells a story about his long-time enemy, Chaerephon.
False
When he dies, Socrates looks forward to resting from all his philosophical work.
False
At his trial, Socrates is accused of corrupting the youth and failing to believe in the gods of the state.
True
By claiming that no one is wiser than Socrates, Apollo's oracle only meant that, like Socrates, humans in general have no wisdom.
True
Chaerephon sparked Socrates' search for wisdom by visiting Apollo's oracle at Delphi.
True
Having been found guilty, Socrates proposes that he be punished with free meals.
True
In Greek, the title of Plato's "Apology" simply means: "The Defense."
True
In his next life, Socrates hopes to find true judges who possess real wisdom.
True
Knowing that he has no wisdom, Socrates develops a plan to "refute" the oracle's claim.
True
Plato was born around 428 BCE.
True
Socrates argues that death is either a state of unconsciousness or a migration of the soul to a new world.
True
Socrates argues that, if you have bad neighbors, they will harm you.
True
Socrates calls the god of Delphi as a witness in his defense.
True
Socrates claims he will never stop practicing and teaching philosophy.
True
Socrates claims that Apollo has tasked him with "awakening" Athens to its own ignorance.
True
Socrates claims that either he did not corrupt the youth, or that he did so unintentionally.
True
Socrates claims that no one would knowingly choose to be injured by another.
True
Socrates claims that the greatest good is for people to talk every day about the nature of goodness and virtue.
True
Socrates claims that the unexamined life is not worth living.
True
Socrates compares himself to Achilles, a fearless warrior who is unafraid to die doing his duty.
True
Socrates experiences the oracle's claim about his wisdom as a riddle.
True
Socrates finds that the poets, though potentially inspired, don't understand their own poems.
True
Socrates focuses his efforts on acquiring wisdom and improving his soul.
True
Socrates is accused of possessing a strange and special wisdom unattainable by ordinary humans.
True
Socrates is wiser than other people only because he knows that he doesn't have any knowledge or wisdom.
True
Socrates was sentenced to death around 399 BCE
True
Socrates was sentenced to death around 399 BCE.
True
Socrates would rather die than live like his fellow Athenians.
True
Socrates' accusers propose the death penalty as an appropriate punishment for his crimes.
True
Socrates' life is absorbed in the occupation of showing his fellow Athenians how they lack wisdom.
True
Socrates' plan to refute the oracle hinges on finding just one person, any person, who has more wisdom than him.
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