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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aristophanes' Clouds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to The Clouds, what force holds communities and families together?
(a) The oracle at Delphi.
(b) Charity.
(c) A faith in Zeus.
(d) Intellectual rigor.

2. In regards to corrupting youth, what solution does Socrates see for correcting his tendencies?
(a) A small fine.
(b) Mere instruction for how to teach better.
(c) Twenty lashes.
(d) A sabbatical to Delphi.

3. In The Clouds, what does Socrates feel about Zeus?
(a) Zeus exists to destroy and ruin human lives.
(b) Socrates prays to Zeus on a daily basis.
(c) Zeus exists, but does not meddle in the affairs of man.
(d) Zeus does not exist.

4. How does Socrates compare death to sleep?
(a) Sleep, like death, is often filled with frightening visions.
(b) Since sleep is good, death is good.
(c) The only thing similar is the closing of the eyes.
(d) Sleep is restful, but death is a never-resting state.

5. What sentence does Socrates' friends beg for him to choose?
(a) One year of community service.
(b) Imprisonment of one year.
(c) Death by beheading, as it is the quickest way.
(d) A fine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Socrates' stance with respect to his sentence?

2. What is the name of Zeus' father?

3. What is Socrates' general attitude toward the citizens of Athens?

4. What does Socrates say about death and the divine voice in his head?

5. What does Crito think about the justice or injustice of the trial? Why?

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