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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aristophanes is from which city?
(a) Attica.
(b) Athens.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Rome.

2. What would happen if Socrates fled to a city that was well-governed?
(a) He would finally get justice.
(b) He would be a law-breaker, and suffer from the same bad reputation.
(c) He could live a life free from political ambition.
(d) He could plot his revenge.

3. Which is the second of three Socratic dialogues written by Plato?
(a) Euthyphro.
(b) Crito.
(c) The Clouds.
(d) Apology.

4. What is the overarching subject of Euthyphro?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Love.
(d) Piety.

5. 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) Youth is made for corruption; only later in life does one find morality.
(c) If love is a crime, Socrates is guilty as charged.
(d) He had only talked with elderly people at his school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Socrates' stance on political activity?

2. At the end of Clouds, what does Strepsiades believe about Zeus?

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

4. What is Socrates illustrating with his choice to stay in Athens rather than flee?

5. How many speeches did Socrates give in his defense during his trial in Athens?

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