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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the consequences of breaking a law according to Socrates?
(a) Finality, and the reduction of the threat of retaliation.
(b) The lessened ability for laws to serve their purpose.
(c) Corruption of the soul.
(d) Undermining of general authority.

2. What does an "implicit contract agreement" require, according to Socrates in Crito?
(a) Being just.
(b) Obeying the law.
(c) Being pious.
(d) Upholding one's reputation.

3. Why is Socrates wiser than anyone he knows?
(a) Because of his powerful observational skills of the natural world.
(b) Because of his great understanding of physics and astronomy.
(c) Because he knows all the best philosophers in Athens, including Plato.
(d) Because he knows that he knows nothing.

4. According to Socrates, why would political life be dangerous for him?
(a) He is too tempted by power.
(b) He would become too absorbed by the affection and attention.
(c) Those who fight for justice are killed.
(d) He would try to help everyone, and despair when he could not.

5. What relationship is Strepsiades to Pheidippides?
(a) Friend to friend.
(b) Uncle to nephew.
(c) Son to father.
(d) Father to son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following terms best describes Pheidippides?

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

3. What does Socrates claim about his relationship with his students?

4. How does Socrates end the Crito dialogue?

5. Why does Socrates eventually refuse to help Strepsiades?

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