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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Socrates tell his friends and supporters after his sentence is decided?
(a) He makes them promise to build a bigger school after his death.
(b) He asks them to visit him and talk with him.
(c) He asks them to never look upon him again.
(d) He berates them for their lack of support.

3. Why is Socrates heartened about the possibility of an afterlife?
(a) He will be able to continue his philosophical discussions there.
(b) He will finally be the warrior he was destined to be.
(c) He will be able to properly plot his revenge upon the living.
(d) He will be able to visit oracles and learn about other lands.

4. Why special connection do Socrates and Euthyphro share?
(a) They are both philosophers.
(b) They share the same father.
(c) They both claim a special connection with divinity.
(d) They are both wonderful artists.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Euthyphro's father accused of?

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

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

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

5. Why does Socrates believe he may lose his trial from the very start?

(see the answer key)

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