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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aristophanes' Clouds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aristophanes' general attitude toward Socrates?
(a) Mocking.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Admiring.

2. How should one seeking meaning in life, according to Socrates?
(a) By obeying the will of the gods.
(b) By considering a set of ideals, which one can use to compare to one's own life.
(c) By dulling one's senses with drugs and alcohol.
(d) By asking good friends for advice.

3. Who is Socrates' prosecutor in his trial?
(a) Euthyphro.
(b) Crito.
(c) Kronos.
(d) Meletus.

4. What is the correct chronology of Socratic dialogues?
(a) Apology, Crito, Euthyphro.
(b) Euthyphro, Crito, Apology.
(c) Euthyphro, Apology, Crito.
(d) Apology, Euthyphro, Crito.

5. According to Socrates, what gives him the right to challenge society, in Apology?
(a) Devotion to his god.
(b) The power of his intellect.
(c) The politicians.
(d) The power of his friendships.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does law have authority?

2. Who are the characters in Crito?

3. What does Socrates ask the jury to believe about the gods in Apology?

4. What does Socrates believe is the central question of life?

5. At what point does Strepsiades stop speaking to Pheidippides?

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