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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Plato's Crito.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which segment of society is Socrates charged with having a bad influence on?
(a) Fellow philosophers.
(b) Oracles.
(c) The elderly.
(d) The youth.

2. According to Socrates in Crito, what happens when individuals disagree on the matter of obeying or disobeying laws?
(a) One will usually break the law in defiance of the other.
(b) The argument usually ends in violence.
(c) A new law is crafted from the synthesis of the two positions.
(d) They usually cannot convince one another of the other's position.

3. Why is "true speech" often not persuasive?
(a) It is hard to properly present.
(b) True speech is often delivered by politicians, who are always at odds with citizens.
(c) It is so elegant that everyone falls in love with the words, failing to see the truthful content.
(d) No one wants to hear the truth about how ugly they are.

4. How does Socrates try to prove that the Athenian definition of corruption is defective?
(a) By calling forth a large number of his students to testify.
(b) By showing that he pursues a good life in a proper way.
(c) By asking the prosecution to produce concrete evidence of the alleged corruption.
(d) By arguing that laws are meant to be broken.

5. How does Socrates characterize the gods in Euthyphro?
(a) Murderous and treacherous.
(b) Objective and impartial.
(c) Courageous and aggressive.
(d) Petty and unfair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Euthyphro's initial definition of piety?

2. Why is Socrates put on trial?

3. How convinced was Crito by the defense Socrates provided during his trial?

4. Socrates argues that, since Crito cares about public opinion, he must care about ... ?

5. How does Socrates display his piety?

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