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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Socrates, why should experts be obeyed?
(a) They have earned it by their long years of service.
(b) They have a direct connection with the gods.
(c) They are powerful men, and could damage you with their influence.
(d) They are more likely to know what is best.

2. What is Socrates' stance with respect to his sentence?
(a) He will not resist his sentence.
(b) He will find a way to avoid his sentence.
(c) He will fight his sentence aggressively.
(d) He will ask his friends to appeal to the court for mercy.

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

4. Why does the Athenian community treat Euthyphro with contempt and derision?
(a) He stole chickens from his own brother.
(b) He frequently dresses up as a woman.
(c) He is putting his own father on trial.
(d) He is claiming an olive tree orchard that is not his.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship is Crito to Socrates?

2. What does Crito think Socrates displayed during his trial?

3. When is an expert undermined?

4. According to Socrates, why would political life be dangerous for him?

5. What does Socrates tell the jury after his sentence is decided?

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