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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Socrates' pupil?
(a) Plato.
(b) Meletus.
(c) Euthyphro.
(d) King Archon.

2. What did those people want to know?
(a) How to spin straw into gold.
(b) How to question the beliefs of others.
(c) How to see God.
(d) How to start their own philosophical movement.

3. Who inspires the state?
(a) God.
(b) Athena.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Socrates.

4. Whose voice must always be right?
(a) Court's voice.
(b) Socrates' voice.
(c) Plato's voice.
(d) Oracle's voice.

5. Of what crime has Socrates been accused?
(a) Theft.
(b) Blasphemy.
(c) Corrupting youth.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the man bring into court?

2. What part of the state is inspired in Socrates' eyes?

3. Socrates believes that humanity is defined by which of the following?

4. Where will Socrates' trial take place?

5. What is Socrates' proposed punishment.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates see as being one of the consequences of his quest?

2. What is Euthyphro's reaction upon hearing the charges against Socrates? How does Euthyphro attempt to reassures him?

3. Explain the collection of the Four Dialogues and which character they focus on the most.

4. Who often approached Socrates to gain valuable information and insight? What did they want to learn?

5. Why does Socrates insist that he is innocent? How does he argue the charges brought by Meletus?

6. The two men discuss the similarities and differences of what two words? What is Socrates' question?

7. To whom does Socrates compare himself? What is the contrast?

8. What is Socrates' advice to allies and supporters? How does Socrates view the trial's outcome?

9. What is the verdict in the case? What is Socrates' response?

10. How does Socrates view his own brand of wisdom? What is it worth?

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