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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Euthyphro compare to himself and his father?
(a) Plato and Socrates.
(b) Zeus and Kronos.
(c) Zeus and Hercules.
(d) Zeus and Hera.

2. Who wrote The Clouds?
(a) Aristophanes.
(b) Plato.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Aristotle.

3. What makes a law just, according to Socrates?
(a) The authority of a city.
(b) Piety.
(c) Popular opinion.
(d) Objective goodness.

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

5. What does Euthyphro believe about local teachings about Zeus?
(a) He accepts them, but only in order to spare the city conflict.
(b) He believes in them wholeheartedly.
(c) He is actively hostile to the followers of Zeus, heckling him whenever he can.
(d) He rejects them completely.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Euthyphro is a dialogue between which men?

2. How does Socrates characterize the gods in Euthyphro?

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

4. According to Socrates, when pursuing the truth, a person should defer to what authority?

5. What text does Pheidippides recite at the party Strepsiades throws for him?

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