17. Socrates believed in the fundamental equality of all humans. True or false? True 18. Socrates preferred to talk with people from the upper class. True or false? False. 19. Socrates was a wonderful writer. He wrote many best-selling books. True or false? False. He had a preference for the spoken word. He never wrote books. 20. Socrates was a real “clothes horse,” or a ‘fashionista,” always wearing designer togas and fine garments. He hated the idea of ‘voluntary simplicity. True or false? False. Socrates cared little for material possessions and the physical comforts of life. His student Xenophon described him as “frugal” and Socrates was known to go barefoot all year long and wore the same old cloak. He also practiced “Voluntary Simplicity™. 21. Philosophy and myth differ in this way: philosophy, but not myth, attempts to make sense of the world on the basis of reason and observation. True or false? True CHAPTER 2 SOCRATES’ LIFE AND DEATH (36-56) TRUE OR FALSE? 22. Socrates was an atheist. He did not believe in the immortality of the soul. That was one of the two accusations leading his death. True or false? False 23. Socrates was executed by firing squad because of impiety and corruption. True or false? False
