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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Euthyphro is a dialogue between which men?
(a) Plato and Socrates.
(b) Aristophanes and Cato.
(c) Zeus and Hades.
(d) Socrates and Euthyphro.

2. What happens when youthful Athenians follow Socrates' philosophical teachings?
(a) They share this knowledge with their elders.
(b) They suddenly refuse to speak to Socrates.
(c) They try to create their own rival schools of philosophy.
(d) They belittle and are rude to their elders.

3. What did the oracle at Delphi tell Socrates?
(a) He will die as a result of his trial.
(b) He is the most ignorant of all men.
(c) He is extremely handsome.
(d) He is the wisest of all men.

4. What is Euthyphro's father accused of?
(a) Assault.
(b) Impiety.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Begging.

5. What is Socrates' first defense against the charge that he is corrupting youth?
(a) Youth is made for corruption; only later in life does one find morality.
(b) He has no hand in making laws, which is what truly corrupts youth.
(c) If love is a crime, Socrates is guilty as charged.
(d) He had only talked with elderly people at his school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Socrates compare himself to Achilles?

2. What is the "good life" as defined by Athens law, according to Plato's Apology?

3. How does society react to a philosopher who tells the truth, according to Socrates?

4. The Euthyphro is known as what kind of writing?

5. Who is Socrates' prosecutor in his trial?

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