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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aristophanes' Clouds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the first of three Socratic dialogues written by Plato?
(a) Crito.
(b) The Clouds.
(c) Apology.
(d) Euthyphro.

2. Which is the third and final Socratic dialogue written by Plato?
(a) Crito.
(b) Euthyphro.
(c) Apology.
(d) The Clouds.

3. According to The Clouds, what force holds communities and families together?
(a) Charity.
(b) The oracle at Delphi.
(c) Intellectual rigor.
(d) A faith in Zeus.

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

5. Which is NOT one of the insults lodged against Socrates by the citizens of Athens?
(a) He is always off in his own world, thinking abstract thoughts.
(b) He is a busybody.
(c) He teaches about Zeus much too often.
(d) He questions the gods through science.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Socrates display his piety?

2. What relationship is Strepsiades to Pheidippides?

3. What attitude has Meletus adopted about the trial of Socrates?

4. Why are many scientists accused of atheism, according to Socrates?

5. What does Euthyphro believe about local teachings about Zeus?

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