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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Euthyphro's second definition of piety?
(a) Piety is fearing own's own mortality.
(b) Piety is preparing oneself for great rewards.
(c) Piety is behaving honorably despite ill fortune.
(d) Piety is engaging in skillful service on behalf of the gods.

2. According to Euthyphro, when the Athenian people are pious, what happens?
(a) The gods shun them.
(b) They feel better and work harder, with or without the gods.
(c) Neighboring Sparta suffers illness and death.
(d) The gods reward them.

3. How does society react to a philosopher who tells the truth, according to Socrates?
(a) That philosopher is celebrated.
(b) That philosopher is hated.
(c) That philosopher is feared.
(d) That philosopher is ignored.

4. According to Euthyphro, what might Socrates say about his own level of knowledge?
(a) Socrates feels he has a great memory.
(b) Socrates feels he is a storehouse of knowledge.
(c) Socrates feels he knows nothing.
(d) Socrates feels wisdom is completely unimportant.

5. In Euthyphro, what problem does Socrates have with the suggestion that it is good to be dear to the gods?
(a) The gods do not appear on earth to perceive human behavior.
(b) The gods all behave according to a rigidly objective standard.
(c) The gods are, most likely, ordinary humans.
(d) The gods behave arbitrarily, and not according to an objective standard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Socrates' definition of piety?

2. Who does Euthyphro compare to himself and his father?

3. The Euthyphro is known as what kind of writing?

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

5. What attitude has Meletus adopted about the trial of Socrates?

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