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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Apology, what is Socrates' opinion on death?
(a) Death is not harmful.
(b) Death is an illusion of the mind.
(c) Death is full of suffering.
(d) Death is frightening.

2. What does Socrates tell the jury after his sentence is decided?
(a) He thanked them for their service to the community.
(b) He is truly sorry for what he did.
(c) He will have his revenge, if not in this life, then the next.
(d) His students will visit more harm upon the city than he ever could.

3. What is the profession of Socrates?
(a) Mason.
(b) Moneylender.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Tanner.

4. How does Socrates compare death to sleep?
(a) Since sleep is good, death is good.
(b) The only thing similar is the closing of the eyes.
(c) Sleep, like death, is often filled with frightening visions.
(d) Sleep is restful, but death is a never-resting state.

5. Euthyphro covers which section of Socrates' legal ordeal?
(a) Trial.
(b) Execution.
(c) Arrest.
(d) Imprisonment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Socrates bring his family to court?

2. What verdict does the jury deliver in Socrates' trial?

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

4. How does Socrates characterize the normal Athenian's pursuit of the good life?

5. According to Socrates, what is dangerous about the conclusion that human good is related to what is dear to the gods?

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