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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name for Athens' hall of heroes?
(a) The Krytaniken.
(b) The Coliseum.
(c) The Prytaneum.
(d) The Acropolis.

2. 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) Innocent; there is no evidence to support the charges.
(c) Guilty; though he believes in Zeus, he hates the god rather than loves him.
(d) Innocent; Socrates is guilty of corruption, but that is not a crime in Athenian law.

3. 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.

4. What explains Socrates' stance on political activity?
(a) He listens to his students.
(b) He listens to his friends.
(c) A divine voice in his head told him how to behave.
(d) His father, a politician, was killed because of his position.

5. At the end of Apology, what is Socrates' opinion on death?
(a) Death is not harmful.
(b) Death is frightening.
(c) Death is full of suffering.
(d) Death is an illusion of the mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is one of the popular theories for why Socrates advanced a lackluster defense at his trial?

2. Which of the following is true about Socrates' possible disobeying of a law, according to Socrates in Crito?

3. Why does Euthyphro decide to end his conversation with Socrates?

4. What does Socrates ask the jury to believe about the gods in Apology?

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

(see the answer key)

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