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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Apology, what is Socrates' opinion on death?

3. Why does Socrates say that he is not impious?

4. Which is NOT one of the insults lodged against Socrates by the citizens of Athens?

5. According to Socrates in Euthyphro, why don't wise men need to consult with the gods?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Socrates charged with corrupting the youth? Why do the youth follow his philosophy and ideas?

2. Why doesn't Socrates wish to be pitied? How does this relate to the fact that he did not bring his family to court with him?

3. According to Socrates, what reputation does he suffer from in Athens? How is this reputation related to Aristophanes' Clouds?

4. What flaw does Socrates then find in the reasoning he laid out in previous Question #9?

5. When he is found guilty, what sentence does Socrates suggest as punishment?

6. What special connection to divinity does each character in Euthyphro claim to possess?

7. What second definition of piety is offered by Euthyphro in Euthyphro?

8. What five parts can the Apology be said to be divided into?

9. Is Socrates innocent or guilty of the charges against him, in the eyes of Athens and its legal system?

10. What does Socrates believe to be the central question of life, as revealed in Apology? How should one pursue or answer this question?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the dialogue Crito, Crito and Socrates have a disagreement.

1) What is the nature of the disagreement between Crito and Socrates? How does Crito believe Socrates behaved in the trial?

2) What is Socrates response to Crito? Why does he refuse to go along with Crito's plan to escape from jail?

3) Discuss the emotional implications of Socrates' response to Crito. Is Socrates full of despair and resigned to death? Is he upbeat and looking forward to death?

Essay Topic 2

1) What is Socrates' view on wisdom? What is the nature of knowledge? Is there such a thing as objective truth?

2) To what degree can a man attain knowledge? How should a wise man behave? What can one do to seek knowledge?

3) How does Socrates'relate a visit to the oracle at Delphi to his overall perspective on knowledge?

Essay Topic 3

In Crito, Socrates offers an argument for why he should obey the law.

1) In Socrates' view, what gives law authority?

2) What are the negative consequences of law breaking?

3) Why must experts be relied upon, and how do they relate to laws and obeying of those laws?

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