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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of Euthyphro, what does Socrates' "god" tell him?
(a) He is the wisest of men in another part of his life.
(b) Athens will be destroyed in a great flood some day.
(c) He should not have treated Euthyphro so harshly.
(d) He will die at dawn the next day.

3. What attitude has Meletus adopted about the trial of Socrates?
(a) He is stridently pro-Socrates.
(b) He is taking it quite seriously.
(c) He thinks the whole thing is a sham.
(d) He bears no opinion and avoids the issue.

4. How does the jury get to decide the sentence for Socrates?
(a) The prosecution provides the sentence.
(b) No matter the crime, the penalty is death.
(c) The mayor provides the sentence.
(d) They choose between two proposed sentences.

5. Why does Socrates compare himself to a subhuman pest?
(a) He is small but dangerous.
(b) He wakes up the Athenian people.
(c) He is always underfoot.
(d) It takes more than poison to kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which point in Crito does Socrates differ markedly from his position in Apology?

2. What sentence does Socrates' friends beg for him to choose?

3. What does Socrates claim about his relationship with his students?

4. How does Socrates try to prove that the Athenian definition of corruption is defective?

5. How can Crito's emotional state during Socrates' trial be characterized?

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