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ἔπειτα δὲ ὁ Σωκράτης "ἄλλὰ πῶς," βραδεῶς φησιν, "δύναμαί σοι βοηθεῖν ὥστε πολὺ πολλοῖς οὐκ ὀφείλεις; ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐχ ἔχω τὰ χρήματα...."

ὁ δὲ Δικαιόπολις τὸν Σωκράτην ἀποκρίνεται · "δύνασαι γὰρ, ὦ σόφε Σώκρατα, με διδάσκειν." ὁ δὲ Σωκράτης "μὰ Δία!" φησίν · "δήπου συ βούλῃ μοι γιγνώσκειν περὶ τὰ καλὰ καὶ ἀγαθά...." ὁ δὲ Δικαιόπολις "...ἥκιστά γέ" φησιν. ἐνταῦθα δὴ Σωκράτης "ὦ! ἀληθές;" φησί " δήπου σὺ βούλῃ μοι γιγνώσκειν περὶ 'τὸ ἄντρον'..." ὁ δὲ Δικαιόπολις, "...αὖθις, ἥκιστά γέ" φησιν. "μᾶλλον, ὦ σοφὲ Σώκρατα, βούλομαί σοι γιγνώσκειν τε περὶ 'τὸν Δίκαιον Λόγον' καὶ περὶ τὸν Ἄδικον Λόγον · οὕτως γὰρ, δύναμαι πολὺ πολλοῖς οὐκέτι ὀφείλειν. τοῖς γὰρ μὲν λόγοις, δύναμαί τινα πείθειν · ἄνευ τῶν δὲ λόγων, δύναμαι οὐδένα πείθειν." ὁ δὲ Σωκράτης, αὐτῷ διαλεγόμενος, "ἀλλὰ δή, ὦ Δικαιόπολι, ἀγαθὲ ἄνθρωπε," φησίν, "τὶ ἀκριβῶς ἐστι δὴ ὁ 'Δίκαιος Λόγος;'" ὁ δὲ Δικαιόπολις αὐτὸν ἀποκρινόμενος, "πάνυ γε! σὺ μὲν νῦν, ὦ σόφὲ διδάσκαλε, με διδάσκεις · ἐγὼ δὲ νῦν ὀλβίος εἰμί." ὁ δὲ Σώκρατης ταραχωδῶς,"ἀλλὰ δε, ὦ Δικαιόπόλι," φησίν, "ἔγωγε οὐκ ἐπίσταμαι τί ἐστι δὴ ὁ 'Δίκαιος Λόγος! ἀλλὰ δὴ, ὦ Ἀλκιβίαδα, ἆρα σὺ τὸν Δίκαιον Λόγον γιγνώσκεις;" ὁ δὲ ἈἈλκιβιάδης αὐτὸν ἀποκρινόμενος, "ἥκιστά γε, ὦ Σώκρατα," φησίν, "οὐκ ἐπίσταμαι" · "ἀλλὰ ἴσως" γελᾷ, "ὁ ἀοιδὸς βούλεται εἶναι 'Δικαιόλογος' ὀνόματι!"

According to the proposal of Dicaiopolis, how should Socrates repay him?
1. By finding a suitor for his daughter, Melitta.
2. By becoming the teacher of his dissolute son, Philippos.
3. By becoming his teacher.
4. By helping him repair his much-neglected farm.
What subject does Socrates initially think Dicaiopolis would like him to lecture on?
1. On 'the Vicissitudes of Life'
2. On 'the Good and the Beautiful'
3. On 'Ancient Dorian Heroes'
4. On "Eminent Athenians"
If not 'the Good and the Beautiful', what does Socrates suppose Dicaiopolis would like to learn about?
1. "Eros the Bittersweet"
2. "The Daemon"
3. "Memory and Precision"
4. "The Cave"
What subject does Dicaiopolis actually want to learn about?
1. The Just and the Unjust Argument
2. Homeric Manuscript editing
3. "The Cave"
4. Solonian Law
Why does Dicaiopolis want to learn about The Just and Unjust arguments.
1. Because he is a naturally curious person.
2. Because he wants to become a lawyer.
3. Because he wants to get out of debt.
4. Because he wants to become a teacher of rhetoric.
And why does Dicaiopolis suppose he will no longer have any debts?
1. Because with λογοί, he will be able to persuade anyone concerning anything.
2. Because he will pay them back having made a fortune as a sophist.
3. Because Socrates will have paid them all off for him.
4. Because he is planning the ostracism of all of his creditors.
Does Socrates know what the 'Just Argument' is?
1. Clearly, No.
2. Perhaps, but he wants to draw out the definition by means of the dialectic method.
3. Of course!
Does Alcibiades know what the 'Just Argument' is?
1. Apparently not.
2. Yes
What does Alcibiades suggest that Dicaiopolis is carrying on about?
1. That Dicaiopolis wants to get out of debt by changing his name.
2. That Dicaiopolis wants to change his name to Dicaiologos.
3. That Dicaiopolis is clearly a brilliant student.

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Multiple-choice exercise

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