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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is "true speech" often not persuasive?
(a) No one wants to hear the truth about how ugly they are.
(b) True speech is often delivered by politicians, who are always at odds with citizens.
(c) It is hard to properly present.
(d) It is so elegant that everyone falls in love with the words, failing to see the truthful content.

3. According to Socrates, why would political life be dangerous for him?
(a) He would become too absorbed by the affection and attention.
(b) He would try to help everyone, and despair when he could not.
(c) Those who fight for justice are killed.
(d) He is too tempted by power.

4. Who is the god which the majority of Athenians pray to as their primary god?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Apollo.

5. What does Crito think about the justice or injustice of the trial? Why?
(a) The trial was just, because Socrates deserved his fate, given his lackluster defense.
(b) The trial was just, because Socrates was truly guilty.
(c) The trial was unjust, because Socrates didn't do his proper duty to defend himself.
(d) The trial was unjust, because Meletus the prosecutor tricked the jury.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the jury get to decide the sentence for Socrates?

2. What does Socrates tell the jury after his sentence is decided?

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

4. What does an "implicit contract agreement" require, according to Socrates in Crito?

5. In The Clouds, what does Socrates feel about Zeus?

(see the answer key)

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