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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aristophanes' Clouds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What format is The Clouds written in?
(a) Play.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Monologue.
(d) Novel.

2. At the end of Apology, what is Socrates' opinion on death?
(a) Death is frightening.
(b) Death is an illusion of the mind.
(c) Death is full of suffering.
(d) Death is not harmful.

3. Aristophanes' portrayal of Socrates would most closely match whose perception of Socrates?
(a) The average citizen of Athens.
(b) Plato.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Crito.

4. What decision is Socrates faced with at the beginning of Crito?
(a) Whether to give up the location of his students, or suffer torture.
(b) Whether to escape Athens with Crito's help, or suffer a life in prison.
(c) Whether to beg for his life, or suffer a more noble death.
(d) Whether to escape Athens with Crito's help, or face the death sentence.

5. What is the result of Pheidippides' time with Socrates?
(a) Pheidippides is dismissed for being stupid.
(b) Socrates teaches him to be a master of astronomy.
(c) Pheidippides becomes religiously zealous about Zeus.
(d) Pheidippides learns great rhetorical skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pheidippides' opinion about the old city songs?

2. Why is The Clouds so memorable today?

3. According to Euthyphro, when the Athenian people are pious, what happens?

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

5. What does Socrates tell the jury after his sentence is decided?

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