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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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 rejects them completely.
(d) He is actively hostile to the followers of Zeus, heckling him whenever he can.

6. What explains Socrates' stance on political activity?
(a) He listens to his friends.
(b) A divine voice in his head told him how to behave.
(c) He listens to his students.
(d) His father, a politician, was killed because of his position.

7. In Euthyphro, what problem does Socrates have with the suggestion that it is good to be dear to the gods?
(a) The gods all behave according to a rigidly objective standard.
(b) The gods are, most likely, ordinary humans.
(c) The gods behave arbitrarily, and not according to an objective standard.
(d) The gods do not appear on earth to perceive human behavior.

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

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

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

11. Which god does Euthyphro admire above all others?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hephaestus.
(c) Hera.
(d) Apollo.

12. What is the name for Athens' hall of heroes?
(a) The Acropolis.
(b) The Prytaneum.
(c) The Coliseum.
(d) The Krytaniken.

13. What sentence does Socrates suggest for himself?
(a) Free meals at the hall of heroes.
(b) Instruction on how to be a better teacher.
(c) A fine.
(d) Death.

14. Why is Socrates heartened about the possibility of an afterlife?
(a) He will be able to continue his philosophical discussions there.
(b) He will be able to properly plot his revenge upon the living.
(c) He will finally be the warrior he was destined to be.
(d) He will be able to visit oracles and learn about other lands.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Euthyphro's father accused of?

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

3. Why does Socrates say that he is not impious?

4. Why does Socrates believe he may lose his trial from the very start?

5. Which segment of society is Socrates charged with having a bad influence on?

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