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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Socrates argues that, since Crito cares about public opinion, he must care about ... ?
(a) The plight of the poor.
(b) The bitter fruit of irony.
(c) The iron hand of justice.
(d) The authority of the law.

3. What does Crito think Socrates displayed during his trial?
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Nobility.
(d) Cowardice.

4. How does Socrates characterize the normal Athenian's pursuit of the good life?
(a) Manly self-assertion.
(b) The search for beauty.
(c) Apolitical charity.
(d) A fight for justice.

5. What is Socrates' stance with respect to his sentence?
(a) He will fight his sentence aggressively.
(b) He will find a way to avoid his sentence.
(c) He will not resist his sentence.
(d) He will ask his friends to appeal to the court for mercy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is prophecy?

2. According to Athenian law, is Socrates innocent or guilty of the crimes charged to him?

3. Who does Socrates believe speaks to him, as expressed in Euthyphro?

4. How convinced was Crito by the defense Socrates provided during his trial?

5. Which is NOT one of the benefits of law, according to Socrates in Crito?

(see the answer key)

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