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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 did the oracle at Delphi tell Socrates?
(a) He is extremely handsome.
(b) He is the wisest of all men.
(c) He is the most ignorant of all men.
(d) He will die as a result of his trial.

2. What does Socrates say about death and the divine voice in his head?
(a) His divine voice will die with him, and that is truly a tragedy.
(b) His divine voice has assured him he will be with Zeus in heaven.
(c) If death was a bad thing, his divine voice would have objected to his trial.
(d) His divine voice has told him terrible things about the afterlife.

3. What is the overarching subject of Euthyphro?
(a) Piety.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Love.

4. Citizens could not be good individuals without what?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Science.
(c) Laws.
(d) Religion.

5. What does Socrates say about the accusation that he is engaged in scientific pursuits?
(a) He admits to pursuing science, but argues that science and religion are one and the same.
(b) He studied science only as a naive child of seven.
(c) He admits to being a lover of science, dealing his defense another blow.
(d) He denies being engaged in any such pursuits.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Socrates display his piety?

2. Where is Socrates kept prior to his sentence being carried out?

3. What does Crito think about the justice or injustice of the trial? Why?

4. Socrates and Crito agree that the individual should follow what?

5. Which segment of society is Socrates charged with having a bad influence on?

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