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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Euthyphro's profession?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Philosopher.
(c) Prosecutor.
(d) Merchant.
2. At the end of Apology, what is Socrates' opinion on death?
(a) Death is full of suffering.
(b) Death is an illusion of the mind.
(c) Death is frightening.
(d) Death is not harmful.
3. Where does Euthyphro take place?
(a) In a government office.
(b) In Socrates' Thinkery.
(c) In prison.
(d) By a river.
4. Euthyphro covers which section of Socrates' legal ordeal?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Execution.
(c) Trial.
(d) Arrest.
5. The Euthyphro is a dialogue between which men?
(a) Aristophanes and Cato.
(b) Socrates and Euthyphro.
(c) Plato and Socrates.
(d) Zeus and Hades.
6. Who does Socrates believe speaks to him, as expressed in Euthyphro?
(a) A being known as "the god."
(b) Zeus.
(c) His deceased wife.
(d) Plato.
7. What is Socrates' first defense against the charge that he is corrupting youth?
(a) Youth is made for corruption; only later in life does one find morality.
(b) He has no hand in making laws, which is what truly corrupts youth.
(c) He had only talked with elderly people at his school.
(d) If love is a crime, Socrates is guilty as charged.
8. According to Socrates, when pursuing the truth, a person should defer to what authority?
(a) A religious leader.
(b) A social reformer.
(c) A person should not defer to any authority.
(d) A political leader.
9. What does Socrates have Euthyphro agree about, in regards to love?
(a) Things that are loved, are loved because they are loved by someone.
(b) Love, like the top of Mount Olympus, can never truly be known.
(c) Love is the mutual lack of disrespect between two people.
(d) Love always depends on exactly three parties.
10. 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 visit oracles and learn about other lands.
(c) He will be able to properly plot his revenge upon the living.
(d) He will finally be the warrior he was destined to be.
11. Why special connection do Socrates and Euthyphro share?
(a) They are both philosophers.
(b) They share the same father.
(c) They are both wonderful artists.
(d) They both claim a special connection with divinity.
12. What city does Euthyphro take place in?
(a) Attica.
(b) Athens.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Rome.
13. How does Socrates display his piety?
(a) He attempts to read the stars, in order to become closer to the heavens.
(b) He makes regular sacrifices to Zeus.
(c) He reminds all his students to pray at the shrine of Hera.
(d) He worships the god that the oracle of Delphi worships.
14. What is Euthyphro's second definition of piety?
(a) Piety is fearing own's own mortality.
(b) Piety is preparing oneself for great rewards.
(c) Piety is engaging in skillful service on behalf of the gods.
(d) Piety is behaving honorably despite ill fortune.
15. What is the name of Zeus' father?
(a) Kronos.
(b) Hades.
(c) Titan.
(d) Hercules.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the end of Euthyphro, what does Socrates' "god" tell him?
2. Why is Socrates put on trial?
3. How should one seeking meaning in life, according to Socrates?
4. Why does Socrates say that he is not impious?
5. Who does Euthyphro compare to himself and his father?
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