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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 from which city?
(a) Attica.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Rome.
(d) Athens.

2. What does Socrates discover when he speaks with and interviews "wise men"?
(a) He discovers they know nothing.
(b) He realized they were simply trying to get him to convert to worshiping Apollo.
(c) Wise men is where Socrates got all his knowledge from.
(d) They are nearly as intelligent as himself.

3. How does Pheidippides justify his violent action toward Strepsiades?
(a) Strepsiades mocked Pheidippides' mother, and Strepsiades deserved it.
(b) He had no reason; he just did it for fun.
(c) He claims he did it only accidentally.
(d) The wise should make the foolish suffer to improve them.

4. What does Crito think Socrates displayed during his trial?
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Cowardice.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Nobility.

5. What is Euthyphro's second definition of piety?
(a) Piety is engaging in skillful service on behalf of the gods.
(b) Piety is behaving honorably despite ill fortune.
(c) Piety is preparing oneself for great rewards.
(d) Piety is fearing own's own mortality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship is Crito to Socrates?

2. How does Socrates try to prove that the Athenian definition of corruption is defective?

3. What problem is Strepsiades dealing with at the beginning of The Clouds?

4. What is the name of Zeus' father?

5. What is Socrates' second defense against the charge that he is corrupting youth?

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