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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aristophanes is known for using what kind of rhetoric?
(a) Satire.
(b) Parody.
(c) Black humor.
(d) Sentimentality.

2. What do citizens depend upon for their ability to achieve excellence?
(a) Reputation.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Laws.
(d) Political power.

3. What sentence does Meletus suggest for Socrates?
(a) Death.
(b) An imprisonment of one year.
(c) An imprisonment of ten years.
(d) A fine.

4. What do experts have to do with laws?
(a) Only experts are able to tell when the law is broken.
(b) Law is derived from expertise.
(c) Universal laws of wisdom are the exclusive domain of the expert.
(d) Experts are called upon to evaluate laws.

5. Where does Apology take place?
(a) Rome.
(b) Athens.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Sparta.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Euthyphro, what might Socrates say about his own level of knowledge?

2. Strepsiades' ultimate fear about Pheidippides revolves around which taboo?

3. In Euthyphro, what problem does Socrates have with the suggestion that it is good to be dear to the gods?

4. In regards to corrupting youth, what solution does Socrates see for correcting his tendencies?

5. What relationship is Strepsiades to Pheidippides?

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