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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Plato's Euthyphro.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Euthyphro, what does Socrates' "god" tell him?
(a) He is the wisest of men in another part of his life.
(b) He will die at dawn the next day.
(c) He should not have treated Euthyphro so harshly.
(d) Athens will be destroyed in a great flood some day.

2. In Euthyphro, what problem does Socrates have with the suggestion that it is good to be dear to the gods?
(a) The gods all behave according to a rigidly objective standard.
(b) The gods do not appear on earth to perceive human behavior.
(c) The gods behave arbitrarily, and not according to an objective standard.
(d) The gods are, most likely, ordinary humans.

3. What does Socrates believe about the concept of objective truth?
(a) There is no such thing as objective truth.
(b) Every man has it in him to know objective truth absolutely.
(c) Any man who seeks objective truth is a great fool.
(d) Men should strive for it, even if in the end they do not attain it.

4. Why does Socrates object to the notion that piety is a system of exchange between gods and men?
(a) Gods could not possibly need anything from humans.
(b) Men can never offer the one thing the gods truly crave: mortality.
(c) There is no delivery system in place for the exchange.
(d) The "currency" between gods and men does not translate well.

5. According to Euthyphro, what might Socrates say about his own level of knowledge?
(a) Socrates feels he has a great memory.
(b) Socrates feels he is a storehouse of knowledge.
(c) Socrates feels he knows nothing.
(d) Socrates feels wisdom is completely unimportant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the dialogue in Euthyphro end?

2. Where does Euthyphro take place?

3. What does Socrates have Euthyphro agree about, in regards to love?

4. According to Socrates, when pursuing the truth, a person should defer to what authority?

5. Euthyphro covers which section of Socrates' legal ordeal?

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