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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 sentence does Socrates suggest for himself?
(a) Instruction on how to be a better teacher.
(b) Death.
(c) Free meals at the hall of heroes.
(d) A fine.

2. What does Socrates claim about his relationship with his students?
(a) He makes them suffer only so he can teach them more.
(b) His students are all too stupid to do much damage.
(c) He has never claimed to teach, only to talk honestly.
(d) He has no students, and the trial is a complete farce.

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

4. Where does Euthyphro take place?
(a) In prison.
(b) By a river.
(c) In Socrates' Thinkery.
(d) In a government office.

5. What is prophecy?
(a) A ritual rite of passage to manhood.
(b) Hatred for one's own family.
(c) Knowledge of the future.
(d) Faith in the gods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does society react to a philosopher who tells the truth, according to Socrates?

3. Who does Euthyphro compare to himself and his father?

4. According to Socrates in Euthyphro, why don't wise men need to consult with the gods?

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

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