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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Athenian community treat Euthyphro with contempt and derision?
(a) He is putting his own father on trial.
(b) He is claiming an olive tree orchard that is not his.
(c) He stole chickens from his own brother.
(d) He frequently dresses up as a woman.

2. What topic does Socrates discuss to dismantle Euthyphro's initial definition of piety?
(a) War.
(b) Love.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Food-making.

3. What does Socrates claim about his relationship with his students?
(a) He has no students, and the trial is a complete farce.
(b) He has never claimed to teach, only to talk honestly.
(c) He makes them suffer only so he can teach them more.
(d) His students are all too stupid to do much damage.

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

5. What ultimate sentence is handed down by the jury?
(a) Death by hanging.
(b) A fine.
(c) Life imprisonment.
(d) Death by poison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates believe about the concept of objective truth?

2. What is the name of Zeus' father?

3. What is the name for Athens' hall of heroes?

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

5. Euthyphro covers which section of Socrates' legal ordeal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Socrates' response to the charge that he is impious and/or an atheist?

2. According to Socrates, why didn't he ever pursue politics?

3. How does Socrates relate two aspects of his way of life to a defense of the charges against him?

4. What is the Euthyphro, in general terms?

5. What special connection to divinity does each character in Euthyphro claim to possess?

6. When he is found guilty, what sentence does Socrates suggest as punishment?

7. Is Socrates innocent or guilty of the charges against him, in the eyes of Athens and its legal system?

8. What first definition of piety is provided in Euthyphro? What does the character providing the definition cite as an example that proves his definition?

9. What is the nature of Socrates' comparing himself to Achilles? What is Socrates illustrating with this comparison?

10. How does Socrates use the concept of love to refute the initial definition of piety provided in Euthyphro?

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