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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At a party, over what subject do Strepsiades and Pheidippides fight?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Law.
(c) A woman.
(d) Poetry.

2. Why does Euthyphro decide to end his conversation with Socrates?
(a) He is frustrated at the logical traps Socrates has put him in.
(b) Socrates has become belligerent and angry.
(c) Euthyphro successfully argued his case, and emerged victorious.
(d) Euthyphro was personally insulted after Socrates mentioned his father.

3. Why is Socrates wiser than anyone he knows?
(a) Because he knows that he knows nothing.
(b) Because he knows all the best philosophers in Athens, including Plato.
(c) Because of his powerful observational skills of the natural world.
(d) Because of his great understanding of physics and astronomy.

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

5. Which side does Aristophanes take in the conflict with Socrates?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Athens' citizens.
(c) His stance is impossible to determine.
(d) Plato.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence does Socrates suggest for himself?

2. Where is Socrates kept prior to his sentence being carried out?

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

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

5. What is Euthyphro's profession?

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