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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Euthyphro: Chapter 1, The Euthyphro.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date that the first dialogue was written?
(a) 537 B.C.E.
(b) 462 B.C.E.
(c) Unknown.
(d) 128 C.E.

2. According to Tarrant, what is the quality and accuracy of the dialogues originally recorded by Plato?
(a) Somewhat low.
(b) Very low.
(c) Somewhat high.
(d) Very high.

3. Why was Socrates involved in political conflict?
(a) He wanted to be involved in politics, but wasn't educated enough.
(b) His beliefs were not widely accepted.
(c) He proved the ignorance of a politically important person.
(d) He manipulated politicians into conflicts with one another.

4. Why didn't Socrates obtain a higher education?
(a) No colleges or universities existed at the time.
(b) He didn't have the right political connections.
(c) He wasn't accepted to the University.
(d) He couldn't afford it.

5. How were the four dialogues in "The Last Days of Socrates" chosen?
(a) They dealt with death as subject matter.
(b) They were written down immediately after Socrates' death.
(c) They were written down and published shortly before Socrates' death.
(d) They were chronologically close to Socrates' death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Socrates claimed that he was questioning Euthyphro for what reason?

2. What was unsettling, to Socrates, about the conversation he had with Euthyphro?

3. Why did Socrates begin his practice of Socratic inquiry?

4. What accusation was being leveled against Socrates regarding his relationship with the young men of Athens?

5. Which two values are often found together in Socratic philosophy?

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