The Last Days of Socrates Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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The Last Days of Socrates Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, The Crito: Chapter 1, Introduction & Crito.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Socrates claimed that he was questioning Euthyphro for what reason?
(a) Because he wanted Euthyphro to make the best decision for his circumstances.
(b) Because he just wanted to have an intellectual debate.
(c) Because he wanted to learn from Euthyphro.
(d) Because he wanted Euthyphro to see the error of his decision.

2. Who went to see the Apollonian Oracle at Delphi?
(a) Xenophenes.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Plato.
(d) Chearephon.

3. What was unsettling, to Socrates, about the conversation he had with Euthyphro?
(a) He realized there was no way to know for sure what the gods wanted.
(b) There were some portions of Euthyphro's argument that Socrates had difficulty understanding.
(c) Euthyphro did not seem to care about Socrates' point of view.
(d) Socrates knew that Euthyphro was going to go ahead with his prosecution, even though Socrates believed it was immoral.

4. What was Socrates' response when people commented on his wisdom?
(a) He was intelligent because he had learned so much from his students.
(b) God made him intelligent only so that he could pass that knowledge on to others.
(c) Through all of his questioning, he had only become aware of how much he did not yet know.
(d) He only reflected the wisdom of those around him.

5. Why did Socrates ask Crito to be cautious?
(a) So that the guards wouldn't overhear them.
(b) So that Crito didn't implicate himself.
(c) So that the two could determine their own, and one another's, beliefs about what is just.
(d) So that Socrates' friends didn't discover his escape plot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Socrates say would happen if the jury condemned him?

2. What did Socrates say about the jurors who convicted him?

3. Who is Crito?

4. How did Socrates describe himself?

5. Which of Aristophenes' works include Socrates?

(see the answer key)

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