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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 the overarching subject of Euthyphro?
(a) Love.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Piety.
(d) Intelligence.

2. Why did Socrates decide to worship the god that the oracle of Delphi channeled?
(a) Socrates chose a god to worship randomly, because they don't exist, so it doesn't matter.
(b) The oracle had a correct pronouncement concerning wisdom.
(c) The oracle complimented his looks.
(d) Socrates did it out of spite, because the oracle did not want Socrates to worship his god.

3. Why is Socrates put on trial?
(a) For murder.
(b) For indecent exposure.
(c) For embezzlement.
(d) For corrupting the youth.

4. How should one seeking meaning in life, according to Socrates?
(a) By obeying the will of the gods.
(b) By dulling one's senses with drugs and alcohol.
(c) By considering a set of ideals, which one can use to compare to one's own life.
(d) By asking good friends for advice.

5. What is Socrates' first defense against the charge that he is corrupting youth?
(a) Youth is made for corruption; only later in life does one find morality.
(b) If love is a crime, Socrates is guilty as charged.
(c) He had only talked with elderly people at his school.
(d) He has no hand in making laws, which is what truly corrupts youth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Euthyphro take place?

3. What is the name of Zeus' father?

4. How does Socrates characterize the gods in Euthyphro?

5. Which is the second of three Socratic dialogues written by Plato?

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