Crito Overview Quiz - eNotes.com

With whom does Socrates have an imaginary dialogue?

Question Answer Choices The Laws of Nature The Laws of Athens The Laws of Democracy The Laws of the Underworld

If Socrates's sons were to go to another city-state, what would they lose?

Question Answer Choices Their sense of justice Their Athenian citizenship Their ability to enter the underworld Their right to an inheritence

How will most other city-states probably view Socrates if he escapes?

Question Answer Choices As a hero who represents justice As a nobody who will never amount to anything As a wise teacher As a law-breaker and a threat to their society

Socrates believes that justice is...

Question Answer Choices an abstract concept unrelated to the laws in any way. less important than the body. more important than the body. as important as the body.

Crito's final words in the dialogue convey that...

Question Answer Choices he ultimately understands and agrees with Socrates. he refuses to accept Socrates's conclusion. he does not have the money to bail Socrates out of jail. he realizes Socrates's stubborness will never allow him to be convinced to leave.

Socrates feels that he should abide by the laws because...

Question Answer Choices he will be punished otherwise. he signed an agreement when he came of age. he is told to do so. he has agreed to an implicit contract by living in Athens.

To Socrates, avoidance of a large evil does not justify commiting a small evil because...

Question Answer Choices he doesn't want to burden his friends. committing an evil deed harms others as well as the one who commits the deed. he doesn't want others to judge him for committing an evil. he's afraid of getting caught by the courts.

To what city does Crito suggest Socrates flee?

Question Answer Choices Sparta Lacedaemon Crete Thessaly

At the beginning of the dialogue, Crito tells Socrates that he is worried that...

Question Answer Choices people who do not know them will think that he did not want to pay to save Socrates. people will think badly of him for having a cowardly tutor. people will think he's a loser. people will think he was unable to convince Socrates to run away.

Ultimately, Socrates stays in the prison because of...

Question Answer Choices the lack of a back-up plan once he leaves Athens. his frailty and inability to escape. the chains that the guards have placed around his ankles. his desire to lead a just and honorable life.