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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Socrates believe he may lose his trial from the very start?
(a) He is convinced Meletus will manufacture evidence.
(b) He knows that the jurors have been bribed.
(c) He does not possess the impressive speech skills of his accusers.
(d) His divine voice foretells of doom.

2. What nationality was Socrates?
(a) Italian.
(b) Roman.
(c) Greek.
(d) Persian.

3. At the end of Apology, what is Socrates' opinion on death?
(a) Death is not harmful.
(b) Death is an illusion of the mind.
(c) Death is full of suffering.
(d) Death is frightening.

4. How does Socrates compare death to sleep?
(a) Sleep, like death, is often filled with frightening visions.
(b) The only thing similar is the closing of the eyes.
(c) Sleep is restful, but death is a never-resting state.
(d) Since sleep is good, death is good.

5. According to Socrates, what is dangerous about the conclusion that human good is related to what is dear to the gods?
(a) Any conclusion about human good should include societal values.
(b) The gods may hate humans, making this conclusion suspect.
(c) Human good is only separated from human evil by a hair.
(d) The gods are unknowable, making this conclusion merely speculative.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Apology take place?

2. What does Euthyphro believe about local teachings about Zeus?

3. What is Socrates' second defense against the charge that he is corrupting youth?

4. Why is Socrates wiser than anyone he knows?

5. What does Socrates have Euthyphro agree about, in regards to love?

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