Read the following passages and answer the questions put thereupon :In

1.	Read the following passages and answer the questions put thereupon :In Athens, when people………………Will out pay the debt?” [From passage II]1. Write the name of the lesson from which the above passage has been taken. Who is the writer of this lesson?2. What did Socrates whisper to ‘Critio?3. what did the jailor say in praise of Socrates ?Or What feelings did the jailor express to Socrates while giving him the cup of poison ?4. Why did the jailor burst into tears ?OrWhy was the jailor sad while offering a cup of poison to Socrates ?5. What did Socrates tell his pupils in the court ?6. What did Socrates wish before lifting the cup to his lips ?OrWhat were the words of Socrates while lifting the cup of poison to his lips ?7. What was given to drink the people who were condemned to death in Athens ?Or How was the sentence to death carried out in Athens ?8. Why did Socrates nod to the jailor ?9. Why was the jailor unwilling to offer the cup of poison to Socrates?
Answer» 1. The name of the lesson from which the above passage has been taken is Socrates. The name of the writer is Rhoda Power. 2. Socrates whispered to Crito, “Can you do me a favour? I awe a cock to Aesculapius. Will you pay the debts. 3. The jailor praised Socrates, saying that he was the noblest, gentlest and best of all whoever came to that place. 4. The jailor was not guilty and was sad because he was going to give Socrates a cup of poison to drink. He burst into tears. 5. In the court Socrates told his pupils, “I have heard that a man should die in peace. You mustn’t cry. Be silent and have patience.” 6. Before lifting the cup to his lips, Socrates said, “May the Gods prosper my journey from this to the other world.” 7. A cup of poison was given to drink to the people who were condemned to death in Athens. 8. Socrates nodded to the jailor because he knew all about the death sentence and he was willing to die for what he believed to be right. 9. The jailor was unwilling to offer the cup of poison to Socrates because in his Socrates was the noblest, greatest and best of all whoever came in his prison.

Read the following passages and answer the questions put thereupon :In Athens, when people………………Will out pay the debt?” [From passage II]1. Write the name of the lesson from which the above passage has been taken. Who is the writer of this lesson?2. What did Socrates whisper to ‘Critio?3. what did the jailor say in praise of Socrates ?Or What feelings did the jailor express to Socrates while giving him the cup of poison ?4. Why did the jailor burst into tears ?OrWhy was the jailor sad while offering a cup of poison to Socrates ?5. What did Socrates tell his pupils in the court ?6. What did Socrates wish before lifting the cup to his lips ?OrWhat were the words of Socrates while lifting the cup of poison to his lips ?7. What was given to drink the people who were condemned to death in Athens ?Or How was the sentence to death carried out in Athens ?8. Why did Socrates nod to the jailor ?9. Why was the jailor unwilling to offer the cup of poison to Socrates?

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1. The name of the lesson from which the above passage has been taken is Socrates. The name of the writer is Rhoda Power.

2. Socrates whispered to Crito, “Can you do me a favour? I awe a cock to Aesculapius. Will you pay the debts.

3. The jailor praised Socrates, saying that he was the noblest, gentlest and best of all whoever came to that place.

4. The jailor was not guilty and was sad because he was going to give Socrates a cup of poison to drink. He burst into tears.

5. In the court Socrates told his pupils, “I have heard that a man should die in peace. You mustn’t cry. Be silent and have patience.”

6. Before lifting the cup to his lips, Socrates said, “May the Gods prosper my journey from this to the other world.”

7. A cup of poison was given to drink to the people who were condemned to death in Athens.

8. Socrates nodded to the jailor because he knew all about the death sentence and he was willing to die for what he believed to be right.

9. The jailor was unwilling to offer the cup of poison to Socrates because in his Socrates was the noblest, greatest and best of all whoever came in his prison.

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