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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Euthyphro: Chapter 1, The Euthyphro.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who provides the information contained in the notes of Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Plato.
(b) The translator.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Professional editors and scholars.

2. How did Socrates behave when his beliefs were challenged, according to Tarrant?
(a) He was respectful of the other party's point of view.
(b) He could be contentious.
(c) He tried to calmly explain to the other person why his beliefs were correct.
(d) He questioned the other person until they ran out of answers, and he felt he had won.

3. Thrasyllus was a scholar from what century?
(a) 3rd century C.E.
(b) 1st century C.E.
(c) 1st century B.C.E.
(d) 2nd century C.E.

4. What is the first of the four dialogues contained in "The Last Days of Socrates"?
(a) The Crito.
(b) The Euthyphro.
(c) The Apology.
(d) The Phaedo.

5. How did Grecian authors use Socrates' character?
(a) They didn't, because they disliked him.
(b) They wrote biographies of Socrates, which are more or less accurate.
(c) They used him to represent the concept of knowledge.
(d) They used his name for characters who expressed ideas, which had no real ties to the actual Socrates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the biggest factor that confused the debate between Socrates and Euthyphro?

2. According to Book 1, Chapter 1, the oldest existing version of the dialogues is from what century?

3. How did Socrates pay for his education?

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

5. According to Tarrant, this version of the Socratic dialogues is unique in what way?

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