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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the profession of Socrates?
(a) Moneylender.
(b) Tanner.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Mason.

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

3. What does Socrates claim about his relationship with his students?
(a) He has no students, and the trial is a complete farce.
(b) He has never claimed to teach, only to talk honestly.
(c) He makes them suffer only so he can teach them more.
(d) His students are all too stupid to do much damage.

4. What sentence does Socrates suggest for himself?
(a) Instruction on how to be a better teacher.
(b) Free meals at the hall of heroes.
(c) A fine.
(d) Death.

5. At the end of Euthyphro, what does Socrates' "god" tell him?
(a) He is the wisest of men in another part of his life.
(b) He will die at dawn the next day.
(c) He should not have treated Euthyphro so harshly.
(d) Athens will be destroyed in a great flood some day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ultimate sentence is handed down by the jury?

2. Why is Socrates heartened about the possibility of an afterlife?

3. Which is the first of three Socratic dialogues written by Plato?

4. How does Socrates characterize the normal Athenian's pursuit of the good life?

5. How does Socrates display his piety?

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