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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are many scientists accused of atheism, according to Socrates?
(a) They have never been properly exposed to religious concepts.
(b) Scientists must disavow Zeus in order to be admitted as a scientist.
(c) Scientists will not accept religious explanations for things.
(d) It is yet another lie perpetrated by Meletus.

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

3. What is Socrates' second defense against the charge that he is corrupting youth?
(a) He had only talked with elderly people at his school.
(b) Youth is made for corruption; only later in life does one find morality.
(c) If love is a crime, Socrates is guilty as charged.
(d) He wouldn't have corrupted youth knowingly, because he feared retaliation for his actions.

4. What sentence does Meletus suggest for Socrates?
(a) Death.
(b) A fine.
(c) An imprisonment of one year.
(d) An imprisonment of ten years.

5. What does Socrates tell his friends and supporters after his sentence is decided?
(a) He makes them promise to build a bigger school after his death.
(b) He asks them to visit him and talk with him.
(c) He berates them for their lack of support.
(d) He asks them to never look upon him again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Socrates heartened about the possibility of an afterlife?

2. In Euthyphro, what problem does Socrates have with the suggestion that it is good to be dear to the gods?

3. According to Socrates, the philosopher who tells the truth ... ?

4. What did the oracle at Delphi tell Socrates?

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

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