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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 does Euthyphro believe about local teachings about Zeus?
(a) He is actively hostile to the followers of Zeus, heckling him whenever he can.
(b) He accepts them, but only in order to spare the city conflict.
(c) He believes in them wholeheartedly.
(d) He rejects them completely.

2. Who is Socrates' prosecutor in his trial?
(a) Kronos.
(b) Meletus.
(c) Crito.
(d) Euthyphro.

3. According to Euthyphro, what might Socrates say about his own level of knowledge?
(a) Socrates feels wisdom is completely unimportant.
(b) Socrates feels he is a storehouse of knowledge.
(c) Socrates feels he knows nothing.
(d) Socrates feels he has a great memory.

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

5. According to Socrates, what gives him the right to challenge society, in Apology?
(a) The politicians.
(b) The power of his friendships.
(c) Devotion to his god.
(d) The power of his intellect.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What ultimate sentence is handed down by the jury?

3. What emotion did Socrates stir in the jury by his suggestion of a punishment?

4. What is the "good life" as defined by Athens law, according to Plato's Apology?

5. Why does Socrates object to the notion that piety is a system of exchange between gods and men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Socrates' initial reaction to the first definition of piety provided in Euthyphro?

2. According to Socrates, can wise men access objective truth? If so, how should they go about this?

3. What does Socrates believe to be the central question of life, as revealed in Apology? How should one pursue or answer this question?

4. What is Socrates' second response to the charge that he has corrupted Athens' youth?

5. What final definition of piety is arrived at by the end of Euthyphro?

6. Describe Socrates' account of his encounter with the oracle at Delphi and how it relates to his status as a wise man.

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

8. What flaw does Socrates then find in the reasoning he laid out in previous Question #9?

9. What second definition of piety is offered by Euthyphro in Euthyphro?

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

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