Socrates MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. In which city was Socrates born?

1. Sparta
2. Athens
3. Corinth
4. Delphi

2. What did Socrates believe about virtue?

1. It is a divine gift
2. It can be taught
3. It is the highest good
4. It is relative

3. In which century did Socrates live?

1. 4th century BCE
2. 5th century BCE
3. 6th century BCE
4. 3rd century BCE

4. What did Socrates famously say about wisdom?

1. Knowledge is power
2. The wisest know they know nothing
3. Truth is eternal
4. Wisdom comes with age

5. Who was one of Socrates’ famous students?

1. Alexander the Great
2. Aristotle
3. Plato
4. Pythagoras

6. What type of poison was Socrates forced to drink?

1. Hemlock
2. Belladonna
3. Cyanide
4. Arsenic

7. What did Socrates believe about morality?

1. It is culturally defined
2. It is universal
3. It is irrelevant
4. It changes with time

8. Socrates’ philosophical ideas contributed to which tradition?

1. Rationalism
2. Empiricism
3. Idealism
4. Existentialism

9. What is the term for Socrates' way of questioning assumptions?

1. Elenchus
2. Agape
3. Ethos
4. Logos

10. Which Greek playwright mocked Socrates in his work?

1. Aristophanes
2. Sophocles
3. Euripides
4. Aeschylus

11. What does "Socratic irony" refer to?

1. Pretending ignorance
2. Overstating knowledge
3. Using sarcasm
4. Evading questions

12. Socrates is known as the founder of which method?

1. Dialectical Method
2. Scientific Method
3. Socratic Method
4. Empirical Method

13. Which text by Plato discusses Socrates’ defense at his trial?

1. Phaedo
2. The Republic
3. Apology
4. Symposium

14. Socrates’ teachings emphasized the importance of what?

1. Wealth
2. Knowledge
3. Political power
4. Religion

15. What did Socrates say about evil actions?

1. They are natural
2. They result from ignorance
3. They are punishable by death
4. They are inherited