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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Socrates believe speaks to him, as expressed in Euthyphro?
(a) A being known as "the god."
(b) Zeus.
(c) Plato.
(d) His deceased wife.

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

3. What does Socrates have Euthyphro agree about, in regards to love?
(a) Love always depends on exactly three parties.
(b) Things that are loved, are loved because they are loved by someone.
(c) Love is the mutual lack of disrespect between two people.
(d) Love, like the top of Mount Olympus, can never truly be known.

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

5. What nationality was Socrates?
(a) Persian.
(b) Italian.
(c) Roman.
(d) Greek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Socrates compare himself to Achilles?

2. What sentence does Meletus suggest for Socrates?

3. What does Socrates say about death and the divine voice in his head?

4. Why does Socrates believe he may lose his trial from the very start?

5. Why is Socrates wiser than anyone he knows?

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