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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Socrates' definition of piety?
(a) Skillful service on behalf of the gods.
(b) Emulating the gods.
(c) Obeying due to fear of punishment.
(d) Rigorous, logical pursuit of the truth.

2. Where does Euthyphro take place?
(a) In prison.
(b) In Socrates' Thinkery.
(c) By a river.
(d) In a government office.

3. Euthyphro covers which section of Socrates' legal ordeal?
(a) Execution.
(b) Trial.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Arrest.

4. What is the profession of Socrates?
(a) Tanner.
(b) Mason.
(c) Moneylender.
(d) Philosopher.

5. Why is Socrates wiser than anyone he knows?
(a) Because of his great understanding of physics and astronomy.
(b) Because he knows that he knows nothing.
(c) Because of his powerful observational skills of the natural world.
(d) Because he knows all the best philosophers in Athens, including Plato.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Euthyphro's initial definition of piety?

2. What does Socrates tell his friends and supporters after his sentence is decided?

3. What is the overarching subject of Euthyphro?

4. What is Euthyphro's father accused of?

5. According to Socrates in Euthyphro, why don't wise men need to consult with the gods?

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