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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Crito think about the justice or injustice of the trial? Why?
(a) The trial was just, because Socrates was truly guilty.
(b) The trial was unjust, because Meletus the prosecutor tricked the jury.
(c) The trial was unjust, because Socrates didn't do his proper duty to defend himself.
(d) The trial was just, because Socrates deserved his fate, given his lackluster defense.

3. Which is the third and final Socratic dialogue written by Plato?
(a) Apology.
(b) The Clouds.
(c) Crito.
(d) Euthyphro.

4. How does Socrates' respond to Crito's worry over Socrates' reputation?
(a) Socrates actually wants his reputation to be as bad as possible.
(b) Regardless of reputation, he must obey the law.
(c) Socrates shares Crito's concern.
(d) Socrates pleads with Crito to restore his legacy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Euthyphro is known as what kind of writing?

2. What topic does Socrates discuss to dismantle Euthyphro's initial definition of piety?

3. Why does Socrates believe obedience to the law could not represent disrespectful behavior?

4. While arguing about his way of life, how does Socrates position himself with respect to Athens?

5. What does Socrates say about death and the divine voice in his head?

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