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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Apology: Chapter 1, Introduction & The Apology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What accusation was being leveled against Socrates regarding his relationship with the young men of Athens?
(a) He was having homosexual relationships with them.
(b) He was supplying them with drugs and alcohol.
(c) He was trying to cause them to rebel against the authorities.
(d) He was corrupting them with his inquiries.

2. Which two values are often found together in Socratic philosophy?
(a) Wisdom and strength.
(b) Piety and justice.
(c) Wisdom and piety.
(d) Justice and wisdom.

3. What evidence did the Athenian authorities use to accuse Socrates of blasphemy?
(a) He was overheard questioning an Oracle about her faith.
(b) He wrote a dissertation on the effectiveness of prayer based on responses he received to his inquiries.
(c) He openly praised gods other than the Athenian deities.
(d) It was rumored that he had a "daemon", or an inner voice that was supposedly of divine origin.

4. 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 and mortals had a mutual relationship.
(d) The gods need men to give them a purpose.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of the afterlife did Socrates claim to look forward to?

2. What is the purpose of the notes in Book 1, Chapter 1?

3. How many charges were being leveled against Socrates?

4. Socrates was, supposedly, inspired by which of the Athenian deities?

5. How well did the Grecian authors portray Socrates' beliefs?

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