The Last Days of Socrates Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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The Last Days of Socrates Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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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. What accusation was being leveled against Socrates regarding his relationship with the young men of Athens?
(a) He was corrupting them with his inquiries.
(b) He was trying to cause them to rebel against the authorities.
(c) He was supplying them with drugs and alcohol.
(d) He was having homosexual relationships with them.

2. How well did the Grecian authors portray Socrates' beliefs?
(a) They tried to stick very closely to the beliefs Socrates actually held.
(b) The beliefs held by the characters based on Socrates may not have been similar to Socrates' at all.
(c) They accurately portrayed Socrates' philosophy and logic, but not his beliefs.
(d) They attempted to always portray Socrates accurately, with varying degrees of success.

3. What did Socrates learn as a result of his dialogue with Euthyphro?
(a) It was impossible to convince someone that their actions were immoral or unethical if they felt that they were doing the right thing.
(b) He was more intelligent than Euthyphro and couldn't learn anything from him.
(c) He didn't know what was holy or how to determine what was holy.
(d) He knew how to evaluate the holiness of his own actions, but not those of others.

4. How did Euthyphro react to Socrates' objections?
(a) He began to second-guess himself and asked Socrates for advice on how to proceed.
(b) He stated that a crime is a crime, and should be punished accordingly, regardless of who committed it.
(c) He pointed out that Socrates did not know all the circumstances surrounding his decision.
(d) He changed his mind and decided not to move forward with the trial.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who originally arranged these four dialogues in a group?

2. According to Euthyphro, the gods only received satisfaction from what?

3. Thrasyllus was a scholar from what century?

4. Who was Euthyphro prosecuting?

5. What does the term "epistemology" mean, in philosophy?

(see the answer key)

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