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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How should one seeking meaning in life, according to Socrates?
(a) By considering a set of ideals, which one can use to compare to one's own life.
(b) By dulling one's senses with drugs and alcohol.
(c) By obeying the will of the gods.
(d) By asking good friends for advice.

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

3. What is prophecy?
(a) Faith in the gods.
(b) Knowledge of the future.
(c) Hatred for one's own family.
(d) A ritual rite of passage to manhood.

4. What does Socrates believe about the concept of objective truth?
(a) Any man who seeks objective truth is a great fool.
(b) Men should strive for it, even if in the end they do not attain it.
(c) Every man has it in him to know objective truth absolutely.
(d) There is no such thing as objective truth.

5. What is Socrates' general attitude toward the citizens of Athens?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Challenging.
(d) Murderous.

6. Why special connection do Socrates and Euthyphro share?
(a) They both claim a special connection with divinity.
(b) They share the same father.
(c) They are both philosophers.
(d) They are both wonderful artists.

7. How many speeches did Socrates give in his defense during his trial in Athens?
(a) Two.
(b) Zero.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

8. What verdict does the jury deliver in Socrates' trial?
(a) Guilty by reason of mental disease.
(b) It was the equivalent of a hung jury.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Innocent.

9. Where does Apology take place?
(a) Rome.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Athens.

10. Why are many scientists accused of atheism, according to Socrates?
(a) Scientists will not accept religious explanations for things.
(b) They have never been properly exposed to religious concepts.
(c) It is yet another lie perpetrated by Meletus.
(d) Scientists must disavow Zeus in order to be admitted as a scientist.

11. Who is Socrates' prosecutor in his trial?
(a) Kronos.
(b) Meletus.
(c) Euthyphro.
(d) Crito.

12. What did the oracle at Delphi tell Socrates?
(a) He is the most ignorant of all men.
(b) He is extremely handsome.
(c) He will die as a result of his trial.
(d) He is the wisest of all men.

13. What happens when youthful Athenians follow Socrates' philosophical teachings?
(a) They try to create their own rival schools of philosophy.
(b) They share this knowledge with their elders.
(c) They belittle and are rude to their elders.
(d) They suddenly refuse to speak to Socrates.

14. What city does Euthyphro take place in?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Athens.
(c) Rome.
(d) Attica.

15. Which is NOT one of the insults lodged against Socrates by the citizens of Athens?
(a) He is a busybody.
(b) He questions the gods through science.
(c) He teaches about Zeus much too often.
(d) He is always off in his own world, thinking abstract thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Euthyphro, what might Socrates say about his own level of knowledge?

2. What does Socrates have Euthyphro agree about, in regards to love?

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

4. What is Euthyphro's profession?

5. What is Euthyphro's father accused of?

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