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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Plato's Crito.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Socrates characterize the gods in Euthyphro?
(a) Petty and unfair.
(b) Objective and impartial.
(c) Courageous and aggressive.
(d) Murderous and treacherous.

2. What is prophecy?
(a) Hatred for one's own family.
(b) Faith in the gods.
(c) Knowledge of the future.
(d) A ritual rite of passage to manhood.

3. At the end of Euthyphro, what does Socrates' "god" tell him?
(a) He should not have treated Euthyphro so harshly.
(b) Athens will be destroyed in a great flood some day.
(c) He is the wisest of men in another part of his life.
(d) He will die at dawn the next day.

4. Who is the first person to accuse Socrates of corrupting the youth?
(a) Meletus.
(b) Euthyphro.
(c) Aristophanes.
(d) Plato.

5. What is the profession of Socrates?
(a) Tanner.
(b) Moneylender.
(c) Mason.
(d) Philosopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Euthyphro compare to himself and his father?

2. What nationality was Socrates?

3. What is the name for Athens' hall of heroes?

4. Euthyphro's definition of piety depends upon what body of stories?

5. According to Socrates, why should experts be obeyed?

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