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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many speeches did Socrates give in his defense during his trial in Athens?
(a) Zero.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. What is the "good life" as defined by Athens law, according to Plato's Apology?
(a) Actively seeking meaning in one's life.
(b) Eating, drinking, and being merry.
(c) Obeying rules created by gods.
(d) Constant accumulation of knowledge.

3. What does Socrates believe about the concept of objective truth?
(a) Men should strive for it, even if in the end they do not attain it.
(b) There is no such thing as objective truth.
(c) Any man who seeks objective truth is a great fool.
(d) Every man has it in him to know objective truth absolutely.

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

5. What does Socrates have Euthyphro agree about, in regards to love?
(a) Love is the mutual lack of disrespect between two people.
(b) Love, like the top of Mount Olympus, can never truly be known.
(c) Love always depends on exactly three parties.
(d) Things that are loved, are loved because they are loved by someone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Euthyphro's father accused of?

2. What is the overarching subject of Euthyphro?

3. What city does Euthyphro take place in?

4. According to Euthyphro, when the Athenian people are pious, what happens?

5. What topic does Socrates discuss to dismantle Euthyphro's initial definition of piety?

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