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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the Athenian community treat Euthyphro with contempt and derision?
(a) He is putting his own father on trial.
(b) He stole chickens from his own brother.
(c) He frequently dresses up as a woman.
(d) He is claiming an olive tree orchard that is not his.

3. The Euthyphro is a dialogue between which men?
(a) Aristophanes and Cato.
(b) Plato and Socrates.
(c) Socrates and Euthyphro.
(d) Zeus and Hades.

4. Where does Euthyphro take place?
(a) In Socrates' Thinkery.
(b) In prison.
(c) By a river.
(d) In a government office.

5. Why is Socrates put on trial?
(a) For corrupting the youth.
(b) For indecent exposure.
(c) For embezzlement.
(d) For murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Socrates, what is dangerous about the conclusion that human good is related to what is dear to the gods?

2. How does society react to a philosopher who tells the truth, according to Socrates?

3. Which god does Euthyphro admire above all others?

4. What city does Euthyphro take place in?

5. What does Socrates believe about the concept of objective truth?

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