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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Socrates' general attitude toward the citizens of Athens?
(a) Murderous.
(b) Challenging.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Friendly.

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

3. What is Euthyphro's father accused of?
(a) Assault.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Begging.
(d) Impiety.

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

5. Euthyphro's definition of piety depends upon what body of stories?
(a) Scandinavian mythology.
(b) The Epic of Gilgamesh.
(c) Aesop's Fables.
(d) Greek mythology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Socrates not only challenged Athenian morality but ... ?

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

3. What is prophecy?

4. What does Socrates believe is the central question of life?

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

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