Chapter 6 Self-Quiz

. According to the testimony of Alcibiades,

Socrates was often drunk, but acted courageously nonetheless.

Socrates once stood outside all day and all night thinking.

the arguments of Socrates about pack asses and blacksmiths and tanners are simply laughable.

Socrates was wise in that he bundled up well in the freezing cold.

. In discussions with others, Socrates

held that victory would go to the best speaker.

used the arts of rhetoric as taught by the Sophists.

asked questions, but would answer none.

was happy to be refuted.

. In his conversations, Socrates

often professed ignorance of the subject being discussed.

tried to teach others the truth as he saw it.

confessed that if an opinion seemed true to you, then that settled the matterâfor you.

tried not to antagonize people.

. One of Socrates' settled convictions is that

it is useless to search for the truth; that is for the gods alone to know.

someone who knows what justice is will be just.

when a person does evil, it is because their will is corrupt.

the most important thing is to take care of your family.

. Socrates is unlike the Sophists in that

he took very little pay for his teaching, and as a result remained poor, while they grew rich.

he was interested in the question of human excellence.

the youth of Athens sought out his company.

he thought winning was not the main thing.