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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Phaedo: Chapter 2, The Phaedo Continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Euthyphro's relationship to the victim?
(a) Euthyphro worked on the victim's farm.
(b) The victim worked in Euthyphro's household.
(c) Euthyphro was childhood friends with the victim.
(d) The victim knew Euthyphro's father well.

2. What is the first of the four dialogues contained in "The Last Days of Socrates"?
(a) The Apology.
(b) The Phaedo.
(c) The Euthyphro.
(d) The Crito.

3. According to the conversation between Euthyphro and Socrates, what was the relationship between deities and mortals?
(a) Men were at the mercy of the gods.
(b) The gods would not exist without men.
(c) The gods need men to give them a purpose.
(d) The gods and mortals had a mutual relationship.

4. When asked how to overcome the difficulty in the debate, what did Socrates suggest?
(a) Accepting defeat graciously.
(b) Getting an impartial observer to decide the winner.
(c) Giving up.
(d) Assistance.

5. Why did Socrates insist on going through with his sentence?
(a) He didn't want to endanger any of his friends.
(b) He wanted to make a point.
(c) It was just for him to do so.
(d) He was in a lot of pain and didn't mind the idea of death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Socrates and his partner realize, via their debate with their friends, about the nature of truth?

2. The main point of The Crito is the discussion of what ideal?

3. What was the view of Socrates' friends on the topic of suicide?

4. The victim of the crime committed by Euthyphro's relative had committed what crime himself?

5. How did Euthyphro react to Socrates' objections?

(see the answer key)

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