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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. Which god does Euthyphro admire above all others?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Hera.
(d) Hephaestus.
2. At the end of Apology, what is Socrates' opinion on death?
(a) Death is not harmful.
(b) Death is frightening.
(c) Death is full of suffering.
(d) Death is an illusion of the mind.
3. What does Socrates believe is the central question of life?
(a) How should one live one's life?
(b) What is the meaning of piety?
(c) What is it all for?
(d) How does one acquire knowledge?
4. At the end of Euthyphro, what does Socrates' "god" tell him?
(a) He is the wisest of men in another part of his life.
(b) He will die at dawn the next day.
(c) Athens will be destroyed in a great flood some day.
(d) He should not have treated Euthyphro so harshly.
5. In regards to corrupting youth, what solution does Socrates see for correcting his tendencies?
(a) A small fine.
(b) Twenty lashes.
(c) Mere instruction for how to teach better.
(d) A sabbatical to Delphi.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Socrates' definition of piety?
2. Why is Socrates heartened about the possibility of an afterlife?
3. What is Euthyphro's second definition of piety?
4. Which is the second of three Socratic dialogues written by Plato?
5. Why did Socrates decide to worship the god that the oracle of Delphi channeled?
Short Essay Questions
1. What final definition of piety is arrived at by the end of Euthyphro?
2. How does Socrates relate human goodness to the first definition of piety provided in Euthyphro?
3. How does Socrates use the concept of love to refute the initial definition of piety provided in Euthyphro?
4. How does Socrates relate two aspects of his way of life to a defense of the charges against him?
5. 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?
6. What first definition of piety is provided in Euthyphro? What does the character providing the definition cite as an example that proves his definition?
7. Who are the characters of Euthyphro? What is the setting?
8. What is Socrates' counter to the second definition of piety offered in Euthyphro?
9. What does Socrates believe is the standard of good living to most Athenians? What is his response to this standard?
10. What is Socrates' response to the charge that he is impious and/or an atheist?
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