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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. The victim of the crime committed by Euthyphro's relative had committed what crime himself?
(a) Robbery.
(b) Fraud.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Murder.

2. 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.

3. Who was prosecuting Socrates?
(a) Phaedo.
(b) Crito.
(c) Euthyphro.
(d) Meletus.

4. What was Socrates' objection to Euthyphro prosecuting his relative?
(a) Euthyphro had no way to be sure he was prosecuting the right person.
(b) Euthyphro was known to have committed some minor crimes himself, and no one in his family prosecuted him for it.
(c) Euthyphro didn't know all of the circumstances surrounding the crime.
(d) Loyalty to family should come before loyalty to the law.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Socrates was, supposedly, inspired by which of the Athenian deities?

2. What was Euthyphro's relationship to the victim?

3. How did Socrates pay for his education?

4. How did Socrates behave when his beliefs were challenged, according to Tarrant?

5. As the discussion progressed, how did Euthyphro feel about his decision to prosecute a relative?

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