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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 was unsettling, to Socrates, about the conversation he had with Euthyphro?
(a) He realized there was no way to know for sure what the gods wanted.
(b) Euthyphro did not seem to care about Socrates' point of view.
(c) There were some portions of Euthyphro's argument that Socrates had difficulty understanding.
(d) Socrates knew that Euthyphro was going to go ahead with his prosecution, even though Socrates believed it was immoral.
2. Who else disapproved of Euthyphro's decision?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) Many people.
(d) His son.
3. Why do variations exist between the translations of the Socratic dialogues?
(a) They are written for different audiences.
(b) There are very few variations, only hair-splitting will reveal the differences.
(c) The translations were written by people of varying levels of education.
(d) There were long periods of time between the translations, so some have archaic language.
4. At the end of his dialogue with Euthyphro, how did Socrates define "holy" actions?
(a) Actions that meet with the gods' approval.
(b) Actions that were once performed by the gods themselves.
(c) Actions that do not break any man-made laws.
(d) Actions that meet with the approval of those appointed by the gods as their representatives on earth.
5. How were the four dialogues in "The Last Days of Socrates" chosen?
(a) They dealt with death as subject matter.
(b) They were written down immediately after Socrates' death.
(c) They were chronologically close to Socrates' death.
(d) They were written down and published shortly before Socrates' death.
Short Answer Questions
1. Thrasyllus was a scholar from what century?
2. Euthyphro was prosecuting someone for what crime?
3. What was Euthyphro's relationship to the victim?
4. Which of the four dialogues did not occur at the same time as the others?
5. What city was Socrates loyal to?
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