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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Euthyphro's initial definition of piety?
(a) Piety is behaving according to a strict set of morals.
(b) Piety is a faith to end all faiths.
(c) Piety is following the arbitrary will of the universe.
(d) Piety is what is dear to the gods.

3. What topic does Socrates discuss to dismantle Euthyphro's initial definition of piety?
(a) Love.
(b) War.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Food-making.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the first of three Socratic dialogues written by Plato?

2. Why does Euthyphro decide to end his conversation with Socrates?

3. How should one seeking meaning in life, according to Socrates?

4. Which god does Euthyphro admire above all others?

5. How does Socrates characterize the gods in Euthyphro?

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