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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Euthyphro's second definition of piety?
(a) Piety is fearing own's own mortality.
(b) Piety is engaging in skillful service on behalf of the gods.
(c) Piety is behaving honorably despite ill fortune.
(d) Piety is preparing oneself for great rewards.

2. 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) If love is a crime, Socrates is guilty as charged.
(c) He has no hand in making laws, which is what truly corrupts youth.
(d) He had only talked with elderly people at his school.

3. What ultimate sentence is handed down by the jury?
(a) Life imprisonment.
(b) A fine.
(c) Death by poison.
(d) Death by hanging.

4. Which is the first of three Socratic dialogues written by Plato?
(a) Crito.
(b) The Clouds.
(c) Apology.
(d) Euthyphro.

5. What sentence does Socrates suggest for himself?
(a) Free meals at the hall of heroes.
(b) A fine.
(c) Instruction on how to be a better teacher.
(d) Death.

6. According to Athenian law, is Socrates innocent or guilty of the crimes charged to him?
(a) Guilty; he fits the definition of corruption set out in Athenian law.
(b) Guilty; though he believes in Zeus, he hates the god rather than loves him.
(c) Innocent; there is no evidence to support the charges.
(d) Innocent; Socrates is guilty of corruption, but that is not a crime in Athenian law.

7. What is prophecy?
(a) A ritual rite of passage to manhood.
(b) Faith in the gods.
(c) Knowledge of the future.
(d) Hatred for one's own family.

8. In Euthyphro, what problem does Socrates have with the suggestion that it is good to be dear to the gods?
(a) The gods are, most likely, ordinary humans.
(b) The gods all behave according to a rigidly objective standard.
(c) The gods behave arbitrarily, and not according to an objective standard.
(d) The gods do not appear on earth to perceive human behavior.

9. Who is Socrates' prosecutor in his trial?
(a) Kronos.
(b) Euthyphro.
(c) Meletus.
(d) Crito.

10. Who does Socrates believe speaks to him, as expressed in Euthyphro?
(a) A being known as "the god."
(b) Zeus.
(c) Plato.
(d) His deceased wife.

11. What sentence does Socrates' friends beg for him to choose?
(a) Death by beheading, as it is the quickest way.
(b) Imprisonment of one year.
(c) A fine.
(d) One year of community service.

12. The Euthyphro is known as what kind of writing?
(a) Play.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Autobiography.
(d) Novel.

13. According to Euthyphro, what might Socrates say about his own level of knowledge?
(a) Socrates feels he is a storehouse of knowledge.
(b) Socrates feels he has a great memory.
(c) Socrates feels he knows nothing.
(d) Socrates feels wisdom is completely unimportant.

14. What famous text succeeded in tarnishing Socrates' reputation, dealing him a blow in his trial?
(a) The Clouds.
(b) Medea.
(c) Crito.
(d) Apology.

15. Euthyphro's definition of piety depends upon what body of stories?
(a) Scandinavian mythology.
(b) Aesop's Fables.
(c) Greek mythology.
(d) The Epic of Gilgamesh.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the jury get to decide the sentence for Socrates?

2. How does Socrates display his piety?

3. Why does the Athenian community treat Euthyphro with contempt and derision?

4. What did the oracle at Delphi tell Socrates?

5. How many speeches did Socrates give in his defense during his trial in Athens?

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