SparkNotes: Laches: Quiz

What is the technique used by Socrates to defeat his opponents called?

(A) Elenchus

(B) A Chiasmus

(C) Being really mean

(D) Hubris

Who was Plato's teacher?

(A) Laches

(B) Aristotle

(C) Socrates

(D) Orestes

In the chronology of Plato's dialogues, where does the Laches fall?

(A) Early

(B) Middle

(C) Late

(D) None of the above

At the beginning of the Laches, from where is Lysimachus speaking?

(A) Plato's living room

(B) A battlefield

(C) A classroom

(D) A church

In the beginning of the Laches, which art of war is proposed as a possible skill to be taught to the children under deliberation?

(A) The art of fighting with armor

(B) The art of gymnastics

(C) The art of horseback riding

(D) The art of sailing

Which character attacks Socrates for being difficult and overly argumentative?

(A) Laches

(B) Socrates himself

(C) Gorgias

(D) Nicias

What art form does Laches analogize to a man's words being in line with their deeds?

(A) The art of fighting in armor standing on one leg

(B) The art of cooking slowly

(C) The art of playing music in tune

(D) The art of fighting in armor gracefully

What is the name of the friend of Lysimachus, who wishes to have his son instructed?

(A) Melesias

(B) Laches

(C) Socrates

(D) Nicias

In the opening pages of the Laches, which character argues that youths should practice the art of fighting with armor?

(A) Socrates

(B) Nicias

(C) Laches

(D) Melesias

What does Nicias claim that animals are, as opposed to being courageous?

(A) Brave

(B) Too hairy to wear armor

(C) Indifferent

(D) Fearless

What do the men agree the relationship is between courage and virtue?

(A) Courage is exactly one tenth of virtue.

(B) Courage and virtue are alike.

(C) Courage is virtue only in the future.

(D) Courage forms a part of virtue.

What is one of the animals Socrates describes when telling Nicias that there are differences of courage between animals?

(A) A monkey

(B) A three-headed dog

(C) A heifer

(D) A Greek dog

The person chosen among the men to instruct the children is which character?

(A) Socrates

(B) Lysimachus

(C) Laches

(D) None of the above

For what reason does Laches tell Lysimachus that his children should not learn the art of fighting in armor?

(A) The children are too young.

(B) Most of the teachers are poor fighters.

(C) Armor has gone out of fashion among younger people.

(D) There are no available teachers.

When asked to break a tie between Laches and Nicias about whether or not the children should study the art of fighting in armor, what does Socrates do?

(A) Decides that the children should

(B) Decides that the children shouldn't

(C) Doesn't decide

(D) Decides to ask them their own opinion

When Socrates claims that he wishes he had enough money to go see a sophist, how is being—.

(A) Angry

(B) Extremely assertive

(C) Jealous

(D) Sarcastic

What did Socrates and Laches decide was an adequate definition of courage?

(A) A wise endurance

(B) A humble endurance

(C) A foolish endurance

(D) None of the above

Who was the figure most influential on Plato's thought?

(A) Aristotle

(B) Marcus Aurelius

(C) Socrates

(D) Julius Caesar

Which one of these figures in the Laches is a major general?

(A) Lysimachus

(B) Lysis

(C) Nicias

(D) Melesias