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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Socrates discover when he speaks with and interviews "wise men"?
(a) Wise men is where Socrates got all his knowledge from.
(b) They are nearly as intelligent as himself.
(c) He realized they were simply trying to get him to convert to worshiping Apollo.
(d) He discovers they know nothing.

2. What format is The Clouds written in?
(a) Monologue.
(b) Play.
(c) Novel.
(d) Dialogue.

3. What decision is Socrates faced with at the beginning of Crito?
(a) Whether to escape Athens with Crito's help, or suffer a life in prison.
(b) Whether to beg for his life, or suffer a more noble death.
(c) Whether to give up the location of his students, or suffer torture.
(d) Whether to escape Athens with Crito's help, or face the death sentence.

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

5. In The Clouds, what does Socrates feel about Zeus?
(a) Socrates prays to Zeus on a daily basis.
(b) Zeus exists to destroy and ruin human lives.
(c) Zeus exists, but does not meddle in the affairs of man.
(d) Zeus does not exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what point does Strepsiades stop speaking to Pheidippides?

2. What explains Socrates' stance on political activity?

3. Which is the second of three Socratic dialogues written by Plato?

4. What does Socrates believe is the central question of life?

5. What does Socrates tell his friends and supporters after his sentence is decided?

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