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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. What is the name of Zeus' father?
(a) Titan.
(b) Hades.
(c) Kronos.
(d) Hercules.
2. Who does Euthyphro compare to himself and his father?
(a) Zeus and Hercules.
(b) Zeus and Hera.
(c) Plato and Socrates.
(d) Zeus and Kronos.
3. What does Socrates tell his friends and supporters after his sentence is decided?
(a) He berates them for their lack of support.
(b) He asks them to never look upon him again.
(c) He asks them to visit him and talk with him.
(d) He makes them promise to build a bigger school after his death.
4. What does Euthyphro believe about local teachings about Zeus?
(a) He rejects them completely.
(b) He is actively hostile to the followers of Zeus, heckling him whenever he can.
(c) He accepts them, but only in order to spare the city conflict.
(d) He believes in them wholeheartedly.
5. What topic does Socrates discuss to dismantle Euthyphro's initial definition of piety?
(a) Love.
(b) War.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Food-making.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why didn't Socrates bring his family to court?
2. Which god does Euthyphro admire above all others?
3. What famous text succeeded in tarnishing Socrates' reputation, dealing him a blow in his trial?
4. Which segment of society is Socrates charged with having a bad influence on?
5. Which is the first of three Socratic dialogues written by Plato?
Short Essay Questions
1. When he is found guilty, what sentence does Socrates suggest as punishment?
2. What distinction does Socrates make between his own speaking style, and that of his accusers?
3. Why is Socrates charged with corrupting the youth? Why do the youth follow his philosophy and ideas?
4. What does the "voice" in Socrates' head tell Socrates at the end of Euthyphro? How does Socrates respond?
5. What is Socrates' response to the charge that he is impious and/or an atheist?
6. Why doesn't Socrates wish to be pitied? How does this relate to the fact that he did not bring his family to court with him?
7. How does Socrates relate two aspects of his way of life to a defense of the charges against him?
8. How does Euthyphro respond to Socrates' counter of his second definition of piety? What is the result of the conversation?
9. What five parts can the Apology be said to be divided into?
10. What is the general attitude held by the citizens of Athens toward the characters of Euthyphro?
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