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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pheidippides recites a text written by which man?
(a) Plato.
(b) Aristophanes.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Euripides.

2. What city does Euthyphro take place in?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Rome.
(c) Attica.
(d) Athens.

3. What is Pheidippides' opinion about the old city songs?
(a) He has a particular affection for them.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He despises them.
(d) He likes them just to endear himself to Socrates.

4. What does Euthyphro believe about local teachings about Zeus?
(a) He rejects them completely.
(b) He believes in them wholeheartedly.
(c) He accepts them, but only in order to spare the city conflict.
(d) He is actively hostile to the followers of Zeus, heckling him whenever he can.

5. According to Socrates in Euthyphro, why don't wise men need to consult with the gods?
(a) Wise men don't need to consult with gods, but they certainly should.
(b) The gods know too much; people need to find things out for themselves.
(c) The gods are impossible to access, and the journey is too difficult.
(d) The gods are not the final arbiters of what is good and truthful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Socrates believe he may lose his trial from the very start?

2. What is Socrates' stance with respect to his sentence?

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

4. What did the oracle at Delphi tell Socrates?

5. Why does Socrates believe his oratorical skill is superior to his opponents in his trial?

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