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ὁ δὲ Δικαιόπολις τῷ Σωκράτῃ · "ἀλλ' ἴσως, ὦ Σώκρατά" φησιν "δύνασαί μοι βοηθεῖν. ἐγὼ γὰρ τὰ πολλὰ κακὰ ἔχω, καὶ δὲ πολὺ πολλοῖς ὀφείλω." ὁ δὲ Σωκράτης αὐτὸν ἀποκρινόμενος, "ἀλλά, ὦ φίλε Δικαιόπολι," φησίν, "ἐγὼ μὲν οὐδένα τὰ χρήματα ἔχω · ἐγὼ οὖν οὐκ δύναμαί σοι βοηθεῖν · ἐγὼ γὰρ ἔχω οὐδένα τὰ χρήματα, δύναμαι ἅ παρέχειν σοι." ὁ δὲ Δικαιόπολις μέγα βοᾷ "μάλιστά γε δύνασαί μοι βοηθεῖν · ἀκούω γὰρ ὅτι σὺ εἶ τε σοφὸς καὶ ὁ λαμπρὸς διδάσκαλος. ἴσως οὖν, δύνασαί μοι βοηθεῖν. ἐγὼ γὰρ μὲν, πρότερον, ἐδυνάμην σοι βοηθεῖν · οὕτως δὲ νῦν, δεῖ σέ μοι βοηθεῖν." ἔπειτα δὲ ὁ Σωκράτης "ἄλλὰ πῶς," βραδεῶς φησιν, "δύναμαί σοι βοηθεῖν ὥστε πολὺ πολλοῖς οὐκ ὀφείλεις; ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐχ ἔχω τὰ χρήματα..."

What does Dicaiopolis want Socrates to do?
1. He wants him to help him.
2. He wants him to take a hike.
3. He wants him to tell him about the Spartan education system.
What is the biggest of Dicaiopolis' problems (τὰ κακά)?
1. He owes a lot of money to a lot of people.
2. He has nightly bouts of insomnia.
3. His singing career is begining to wane.
4. The Thebans are destroying his crops.
In the opinion of Socrates, is he able to help Dicaiopolis?
1. No.
2. Yes
Why, according to Socrates, is he unable to help Dicaiopolis?
1. Because Dicaiopolis is well beyond the point of help.
2. Because Dicaiopolis does not meet the stringent qualifications of a loan from Socrates.
3. Because he has no money of his own to lend him.
4. Because Socrates will be soon emigrating to Sicily.
Does the fact that Socrates has no money to lend dissuade Dicaiopolis from thinking Socrates can help?
1. Yes. There is no way to get out of debt without paying one's creditors.
2. No. There are others ways in which Socrates can help.
What has Dicaiopolis heard about Socrates?
1. That Socrates, although clever, never wins bets.
2. That Socrates is on friendly terms with many moneylenders.
3. That Socrates, although from an 'Old Money' family, is also heavily in debt.
4. That Socrates is a wise and illustrious teacher.
Why, according to Dicaiopolis, must Socrates help Dicaiopolis?
1. Because Dicaiopolis has "used violence before and he may well use it again..."
2. Because he has helped Socrates in the recent past.
3. Because two heads are better than one.
4. Because Socrates is compelled by the state to do so.

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