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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Socrates characterize the normal Athenian's pursuit of the good life?
(a) Apolitical charity.
(b) Manly self-assertion.
(c) The search for beauty.
(d) A fight for justice.

2. What sentence does Meletus suggest for Socrates?
(a) An imprisonment of one year.
(b) A fine.
(c) An imprisonment of ten years.
(d) Death.

3. Why does Socrates compare himself to Achilles?
(a) He fights for the just and the true.
(b) He is excellent at the javelin throw.
(c) He has a tiny but fatal flaw: his kindness.
(d) He is destined to die.

4. What does Socrates have Euthyphro agree about, in regards to love?
(a) Love, like the top of Mount Olympus, can never truly be known.
(b) Things that are loved, are loved because they are loved by someone.
(c) Love always depends on exactly three parties.
(d) Love is the mutual lack of disrespect between two people.

5. What is Euthyphro's initial definition of piety?
(a) Piety is following the arbitrary will of the universe.
(b) Piety is a faith to end all faiths.
(c) Piety is what is dear to the gods.
(d) Piety is behaving according to a strict set of morals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence does Socrates suggest for himself?

2. According to Socrates in Euthyphro, why don't wise men need to consult with the gods?

3. What is Socrates' general attitude toward the citizens of Athens?

4. Which god does Euthyphro admire above all others?

5. How does the jury get to decide the sentence for Socrates?

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