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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the insults lodged against Socrates by the citizens of Athens?
(a) He is a busybody.
(b) He teaches about Zeus much too often.
(c) He is always off in his own world, thinking abstract thoughts.
(d) He questions the gods through science.

2. What does Socrates tell his friends and supporters after his sentence is decided?
(a) He makes them promise to build a bigger school after his death.
(b) He asks them to never look upon him again.
(c) He berates them for their lack of support.
(d) He asks them to visit him and talk with him.

3. What is the overarching subject of Euthyphro?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Love.
(d) Piety.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would happen if Socrates fled to a city that was well-governed?

2. According to Socrates, why should experts be obeyed?

3. Why is "true speech" often not persuasive?

4. What makes a law just, according to Socrates?

5. Who is the first person to accuse Socrates of corrupting the youth?

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