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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Euthyphro: Chapter 1, The Euthyphro.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Euthyphro's relationship to the victim?
(a) The victim worked in Euthyphro's household.
(b) Euthyphro was childhood friends with the victim.
(c) Euthyphro worked on the victim's farm.
(d) The victim knew Euthyphro's father well.

2. Why did Socrates begin his practice of Socratic inquiry?
(a) To determine the guilt or innocence of a suspected criminal.
(b) To help people gain greater insight into their own characters.
(c) To engage learned men in conversation.
(d) To help students prepare for examinations.

3. How did Socrates describe himself?
(a) A purveyor of knowledge.
(b) A professor of truths.
(c) An expert in philosophy.
(d) An inquisitive man.

4. According to Book 1, Chapter 1, the oldest existing version of the dialogues is from what century?
(a) 5th century C.E.
(b) 9th century C.E.
(c) 12th century C.E.
(d) 2nd century C.E.

5. How were the four dialogues in "The Last Days of Socrates" chosen?
(a) They were written down immediately after Socrates' death.
(b) They were written down and published shortly before Socrates' death.
(c) They dealt with death as subject matter.
(d) They were chronologically close to Socrates' death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Socrates was, supposedly, inspired by which of the Athenian deities?

2. According to Tarrant, this version of the Socratic dialogues is unique in what way?

3. How does Tarrant recommend avoiding confusion based on differences in pagination between the versions?

4. How many groups of information are in the book's introductory material?

5. People who knew Socrates referred to what quality that he possessed?

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