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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. Why are the Socratic dialogues still studied, according to Tarrant?
(a) They are challenging for students to comprehend.
(b) The information contained in the dialogues is still relevant.
(c) Because scholars still don't completely understand them.
(d) They must be mastered before other important material from the same time period can be studied.

2. What class of people, in Athens, did Socrates really enjoy having dialogues with?
(a) Laborers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Artists.
(d) Skilled craftsmen.

3. How well did the Grecian authors portray Socrates' beliefs?
(a) They accurately portrayed Socrates' philosophy and logic, but not his beliefs.
(b) They attempted to always portray Socrates accurately, with varying degrees of success.
(c) The beliefs held by the characters based on Socrates may not have been similar to Socrates' at all.
(d) They tried to stick very closely to the beliefs Socrates actually held.

4. Why did Socrates begin his practice of Socratic inquiry?
(a) To engage learned men in conversation.
(b) To help people gain greater insight into their own characters.
(c) To determine the guilt or innocence of a suspected criminal.
(d) To help students prepare for examinations.

5. According to what Socrates told the jury, why did he hold dialogues with so many people?
(a) Because he wanted to find out how to interpret the answers of the Oracle.
(b) Because he was trying to determine the validity of the Athenian laws.
(c) Because he wanted to expand his own store of knowledge.
(d) Because he was dedicated to what he believed was Apollo's will.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Euthyphro react to Socrates' objections?

2. According to Crito's dialogue with Socrates, who had the right to control a given set of circumstances, or a relationship?

3. What metaphor did Crito and Socrates use to illustrate their point about authority?

4. People who knew Socrates referred to what quality that he possessed?

5. What was the relationship, according to Crito and Socrates, between just actions and natural ones?

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