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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Strepsiades seek out Socrates?
(a) To teach him how to be a better speaker.
(b) To find sanctuary from his pursuers.
(c) To teach him how to be a better lover.
(d) Because Socrates owes him money.

3. What does Socrates claim about his relationship with his students?
(a) He makes them suffer only so he can teach them more.
(b) His students are all too stupid to do much damage.
(c) He has no students, and the trial is a complete farce.
(d) He has never claimed to teach, only to talk honestly.

4. What problem is Strepsiades dealing with at the beginning of The Clouds?
(a) He has a great crisis of faith.
(b) His mother has been murdered.
(c) He is fleeing from the law.
(d) He is overwhelmed with debt.

5. How does Socrates display his piety?
(a) He reminds all his students to pray at the shrine of Hera.
(b) He makes regular sacrifices to Zeus.
(c) He attempts to read the stars, in order to become closer to the heavens.
(d) He worships the god that the oracle of Delphi worships.

Short Answer Questions

1. What verdict does the jury deliver in Socrates' trial?

2. The Euthyphro is known as what kind of writing?

3. Which is the second of three Socratic dialogues written by Plato?

4. According to Socrates, the philosopher who tells the truth ... ?

5. What is the name for Athens' hall of heroes?

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