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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 convinced was Crito by the defense Socrates provided during his trial?
(a) Somewhat convinced.
(b) He did not attend the trial.
(c) Very convinced.
(d) Not convinced at all.

2. Where does Apology take place?
(a) Athens.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Rome.

3. In regards to corrupting youth, what solution does Socrates see for correcting his tendencies?
(a) A small fine.
(b) Twenty lashes.
(c) Mere instruction for how to teach better.
(d) A sabbatical to Delphi.

4. According to Socrates in Crito, what happens when individuals disagree on the matter of obeying or disobeying laws?
(a) The argument usually ends in violence.
(b) One will usually break the law in defiance of the other.
(c) They usually cannot convince one another of the other's position.
(d) A new law is crafted from the synthesis of the two positions.

5. How does Socrates try to prove that the Athenian definition of corruption is defective?
(a) By showing that he pursues a good life in a proper way.
(b) By asking the prosecution to produce concrete evidence of the alleged corruption.
(c) By calling forth a large number of his students to testify.
(d) By arguing that laws are meant to be broken.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the dialogue in Euthyphro end?

2. Socrates not only challenged Athenian morality but ... ?

3. Why is Socrates heartened about the possibility of an afterlife?

4. What is Socrates' definition of piety?

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

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