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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aristophanes' Clouds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Strepsiades take with regards to Socrates at the end of Clouds?
(a) He beats up Socrates.
(b) He murders Socrates.
(c) He burns Socrates' institution.
(d) He steals all of Socrates' students away to a rival school.

2. How does Pheidippides justify his violent action toward Strepsiades?
(a) He claims he did it only accidentally.
(b) He had no reason; he just did it for fun.
(c) The wise should make the foolish suffer to improve them.
(d) Strepsiades mocked Pheidippides' mother, and Strepsiades deserved it.

3. What does Socrates say about the accusation that he is engaged in scientific pursuits?
(a) He admits to being a lover of science, dealing his defense another blow.
(b) He denies being engaged in any such pursuits.
(c) He studied science only as a naive child of seven.
(d) He admits to pursuing science, but argues that science and religion are one and the same.

4. Why does Socrates believe he may lose his trial from the very start?
(a) He is convinced Meletus will manufacture evidence.
(b) He knows that the jurors have been bribed.
(c) His divine voice foretells of doom.
(d) He does not possess the impressive speech skills of his accusers.

5. Why didn't Socrates bring his family to court?
(a) He did not want to garner pity.
(b) He did not want to look at his children and cry.
(c) He did not want to pay for the extra lodging costs.
(d) He thought the jury would hate him for the gesture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is The Clouds so memorable today?

2. How does Socrates characterize the gods in Euthyphro?

3. Euthyphro's definition of piety depends upon what body of stories?

4. What does Crito think Socrates displayed during his trial?

5. At the end of Euthyphro, what does Socrates' "god" tell him?

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