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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, The Crito: Chapter 1, Introduction & Crito.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Crito say about Socrates' dream?
(a) He agreed with Socrates' interpretation of it.
(b) He felt that Socrates interpreted it incorrectly.
(c) He felt that it was strange and mysterious.
(d) He didn't think it was significant enough to interpret.

2. What was the relationship, according to Crito and Socrates, between just actions and natural ones?
(a) Just actions are always natural.
(b) Natural actions are always just.
(c) An action may be just, but not natural.
(d) An action may be natural, but unjust.

3. What made Socrates sure that he had been doing Apollo's will?
(a) He was told what to do by a priest.
(b) He had received "divine signs".
(c) He didn't; it was just part of his defense.
(d) He was told so by an Oracle.

4. What did Socrates say about the jurors who convicted him?
(a) The jury committed an injustice against him.
(b) They were being selfish.
(c) They didn't know any better.
(d) They were doing what they felt was just.

5. According to the conversation between Euthyphro and Socrates, what was the relationship between deities and mortals?
(a) Men were at the mercy of the gods.
(b) The gods and mortals had a mutual relationship.
(c) The gods would not exist without men.
(d) The gods need men to give them a purpose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Socrates' objection to Euthyphro prosecuting his relative?

2. Where was the battle that Socrates miraculously survived?

3. According to Tarrant, what is the quality and accuracy of the dialogues originally recorded by Plato?

4. According to his conversation with Euthyphro, how did Socrates feel about the charges being brought against him?

5. What celestial body is associated with Artemis?

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