Question 1

The teenage Socrates was what we would call an "egghead."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Socrates practiced what is today called voluntary simplicity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Plato was Socrates's teacher.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Socrates claimed to be a

Accepted Answer

A)  teacher. 
B)  writer. 
C)  midwife of ideas 
D)  artist. 
E)  poet.
F) architect. 
A)  teacher. 
B)  writer. 
C)  midwife of ideas 
D)  artist. 
E)  poet.
F) architect.

Question 5

Socrates was a cobbler by trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In commonsense terms, what is an elenchus?

Accepted Answer

An elenchus, commonly known in the conte

Question 7

Pericles was

Accepted Answer

A)  a great Athenian statesman 
B)  a teacher 
C)  a cobbler 
D)  one of Socrates's brothers 
A)  a great Athenian statesman 
B)  a teacher 
C)  a cobbler 
D)  one of Socrates's brothers

Question 8

Socrates preferred to associate with the wealthy and powerful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Socrates was a war hero.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Xanthippe was the wife of Socrates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Youth were not allowed in the agora.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What answer did the Oracle give to Charephon?

Accepted Answer

The Oracle of Delphi, according to ancie

Question 13

What is myth? How does it differ from philosophy?

Accepted Answer

Myth is a traditional story or legend th

Question 14

The Oracle of Delphi told Socrates that he was an ignorant man.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Socrates was religious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The pythia was…

Accepted Answer

A)  a priestess 
B)  an oracle 
C)  a channeler of a god 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  a priestess 
B)  an oracle 
C)  a channeler of a god 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

An elenchus is a form of:

Accepted Answer

A)  mathematics 
B)  cross examination 
C)  garden snail 
D)  military combat 
E)  duel.
F) none of the above 
A)  mathematics 
B)  cross examination 
C)  garden snail 
D)  military combat 
E)  duel.
F) none of the above

Question 18

Socrates had three sons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Socrates wrote a number of famous plays.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Socrates owned a restaurant in downtown Athens called Socrates Café.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The teenage Socrates was what we would call an "egghead."

Socrates practiced what is today called voluntary simplicity.

Plato was Socrates's teacher.

Socrates claimed to be a

Socrates was a cobbler by trade.

In commonsense terms, what is an elenchus?

Pericles was

Socrates preferred to associate with the wealthy and powerful.

Socrates was a war hero.

Xanthippe was the wife of Socrates.

Youth were not allowed in the agora.

What answer did the Oracle give to Charephon?

What is myth? How does it differ from philosophy?

The Oracle of Delphi told Socrates that he was an ignorant man.

Socrates was religious.

The pythia was…

An elenchus is a form of:

Socrates had three sons.

Socrates wrote a number of famous plays.

Socrates owned a restaurant in downtown Athens called Socrates Café.

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Exam 1: Socrates Part 1: Life and Method

The teenage Socrates was what we would call an "egghead."

Socrates practiced what is today called voluntary simplicity.

Plato was Socrates's teacher.

Socrates claimed to be a

Socrates was a cobbler by trade.

In commonsense terms, what is an elenchus?

Pericles was

Socrates preferred to associate with the wealthy and powerful.

Socrates was a war hero.

Xanthippe was the wife of Socrates.

Youth were not allowed in the agora.

What answer did the Oracle give to Charephon?

What is myth? How does it differ from philosophy?

The Oracle of Delphi told Socrates that he was an ignorant man.

Socrates was religious.

The pythia was…

An elenchus is a form of:

Socrates had three sons.

Socrates wrote a number of famous plays.

Socrates owned a restaurant in downtown Athens called Socrates Café.

Socrates Part 2: Life and Death

On Socratess Two Favorite Questions

Cognitive Biases

Relativism and Skepticism

Reason and the Senses

Personal Experience, Testimony, and Expert Authority

Watch Out for Logical Fallacies

The Internet, News Media, and Advertising

Deduction and Induction: A Closer Look

Explorations in Inductive Reasoning: The Logic of Science

Explorations in Deductive Reasoning: Categorical Logic

Critical Thinking and Moral Reasoning

Critical Thinking, Worldviews, and the Examined Life

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