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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Socrates object to the notion that piety is a system of exchange between gods and men?
(a) Gods could not possibly need anything from humans.
(b) There is no delivery system in place for the exchange.
(c) The "currency" between gods and men does not translate well.
(d) Men can never offer the one thing the gods truly crave: mortality.

2. What is prophecy?
(a) A ritual rite of passage to manhood.
(b) Hatred for one's own family.
(c) Faith in the gods.
(d) Knowledge of the future.

3. The Euthyphro is known as what kind of writing?
(a) Play.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Autobiography.
(d) Novel.

4. Why does the dialogue in Euthyphro end?
(a) There is a great earthquake.
(b) Euthyphro becomes frustrated and leaves.
(c) Plato died before he finished writing it.
(d) Socrates is taken to prison.

5. According to Socrates, when pursuing the truth, a person should defer to what authority?
(a) A religious leader.
(b) A person should not defer to any authority.
(c) A political leader.
(d) A social reformer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Euthyphro covers which section of Socrates' legal ordeal?

2. What is the profession of Socrates?

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

4. How many speeches did Socrates give in his defense during his trial in Athens?

5. What is Euthyphro's father accused of?

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