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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 the subject of Plato's Apology?
(a) Socrates' definition of piety.
(b) Socrates' trial.
(c) Socrates' execution.
(d) A day of Socrates teaching at his school.

2. How does society react to a philosopher who tells the truth, according to Socrates?
(a) That philosopher is celebrated.
(b) That philosopher is hated.
(c) That philosopher is feared.
(d) That philosopher is ignored.

3. According to Socrates, what gives him the right to challenge society, in Apology?
(a) The politicians.
(b) Devotion to his god.
(c) The power of his intellect.
(d) The power of his friendships.

4. What does Euthyphro believe about local teachings about Zeus?
(a) He is actively hostile to the followers of Zeus, heckling him whenever he can.
(b) He believes in them wholeheartedly.
(c) He rejects them completely.
(d) He accepts them, but only in order to spare the city conflict.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Socrates put on trial?

2. Why is Socrates heartened about the possibility of an afterlife?

3. According to Socrates, when pursuing the truth, a person should defer to what authority?

4. What famous text succeeded in tarnishing Socrates' reputation, dealing him a blow in his trial?

5. Why does Socrates believe his oratorical skill is superior to his opponents in his trial?

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