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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why special connection do Socrates and Euthyphro share?
(a) They are both philosophers.
(b) They are both wonderful artists.
(c) They both claim a special connection with divinity.
(d) They share the same father.

2. What does Socrates believe about the concept of objective truth?
(a) There is no such thing as objective truth.
(b) Any man who seeks objective truth is a great fool.
(c) Men should strive for it, even if in the end they do not attain it.
(d) Every man has it in him to know objective truth absolutely.

3. Why does Socrates object to the notion that piety is a system of exchange between gods and men?
(a) Gods could not possibly need anything from humans.
(b) Men can never offer the one thing the gods truly crave: mortality.
(c) The "currency" between gods and men does not translate well.
(d) There is no delivery system in place for the exchange.

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

5. What is the profession of Socrates?
(a) Mason.
(b) Moneylender.
(c) Tanner.
(d) Philosopher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Euthyphro's initial definition of piety?

3. According to Euthyphro, what might Socrates say about his own level of knowledge?

4. What city does Euthyphro take place in?

5. What is Euthyphro's father accused of?

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