Trial of Socrates

Which city-state led the alliance that won the Peloponnesian Wars?

• Athens

• Thebes

• Sparta

• Corinth

When Sparta took control of Athens, they did away with the governing system of Athens. What type of government did Athens have before the Spartans took over?

• democracy

• aristocracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy

Socrates was well-known around Athens as a...

• playwrite

• military leader

• philosopher

• architect

Which person accused Socrates of not believing in any gods?

• Anytus

• Meletus

• Pericles

• Plato

What year was Socrates put on trial and sentenced to death?

• 404 B.C.

• 501 B.C.

• 46 B.C.

• 399 B.C.

How old was Socrates at his trial?

• 50

• 80

• 71

• 61

Which playwrite does Socrates talk about? According to Socrates, this person created a character "Socrates" who Athenians confuse with the real person Socrates.

• Aristophanes

• Euripides

• Sophocles

• Aeschylus

According to Socrates, who said, "No man is wiser than Socrates."

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Alexander the Great

• The Oracle of Delphi, a priestess

How many Athenian citizens served as jurors at Socrates' trial?

• 51

• 501

• 12

• 281

Before being sentenced, what does Socrates suggest as his sentence?

• life in prison

• being sent to another city

• free meals for the rest of his life

• pay a fine