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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Socrates in Euthyphro, why don't wise men need to consult with the gods?
(a) The gods know too much; people need to find things out for themselves.
(b) The gods are impossible to access, and the journey is too difficult.
(c) The gods are not the final arbiters of what is good and truthful.
(d) Wise men don't need to consult with gods, but they certainly should.

2. Why are many scientists accused of atheism, according to Socrates?
(a) They have never been properly exposed to religious concepts.
(b) Scientists will not accept religious explanations for things.
(c) Scientists must disavow Zeus in order to be admitted as a scientist.
(d) It is yet another lie perpetrated by Meletus.

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

4. What topic does Socrates discuss to dismantle Euthyphro's initial definition of piety?
(a) War.
(b) Food-making.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Love.

5. What verdict does the jury deliver in Socrates' trial?
(a) Guilty by reason of mental disease.
(b) It was the equivalent of a hung jury.
(c) Innocent.
(d) Guilty.

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

7. How does Socrates display his piety?
(a) He attempts to read the stars, in order to become closer to the heavens.
(b) He worships the god that the oracle of Delphi worships.
(c) He reminds all his students to pray at the shrine of Hera.
(d) He makes regular sacrifices to Zeus.

8. Euthyphro's definition of piety depends upon what body of stories?
(a) Scandinavian mythology.
(b) The Epic of Gilgamesh.
(c) Greek mythology.
(d) Aesop's Fables.

9. What sentence does Meletus suggest for Socrates?
(a) A fine.
(b) Death.
(c) An imprisonment of ten years.
(d) An imprisonment of one year.

10. What is the overarching subject of Euthyphro?
(a) Piety.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Love.

11. What is Socrates' second defense against the charge that he is corrupting youth?
(a) He wouldn't have corrupted youth knowingly, because he feared retaliation for his actions.
(b) Youth is made for corruption; only later in life does one find morality.
(c) If love is a crime, Socrates is guilty as charged.
(d) He had only talked with elderly people at his school.

12. Which god does Euthyphro admire above all others?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Hephaestus.
(d) Hera.

13. What does Socrates believe is the central question of life?
(a) What is it all for?
(b) How should one live one's life?
(c) What is the meaning of piety?
(d) How does one acquire knowledge?

14. What is Euthyphro's initial definition of piety?
(a) Piety is what is dear to the gods.
(b) Piety is a faith to end all faiths.
(c) Piety is following the arbitrary will of the universe.
(d) Piety is behaving according to a strict set of morals.

15. The Euthyphro is a dialogue between which men?
(a) Aristophanes and Cato.
(b) Zeus and Hades.
(c) Socrates and Euthyphro.
(d) Plato and Socrates.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Euthyphro is known as what kind of writing?

2. What is Euthyphro's father accused of?

3. Why does the dialogue in Euthyphro end?

4. Why did Socrates decide to worship the god that the oracle of Delphi channeled?

5. What does Socrates tell his friends and supporters after his sentence is decided?

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