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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 writes the comments introducing the first dialogue?
(a) Tarrant.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Tredennick.
(d) Plato.

2. Where was the battle that Socrates miraculously survived?
(a) Lyceum.
(b) Thrace.
(c) Athens.
(d) Sparta.

3. Which of the four dialogues did not occur at the same time as the others?
(a) The first.
(b) The third.
(c) The fourth.
(d) The second.

4. Why do variations exist between the translations of the Socratic dialogues?
(a) The translations were written by people of varying levels of education.
(b) There are very few variations, only hair-splitting will reveal the differences.
(c) There were long periods of time between the translations, so some have archaic language.
(d) They are written for different audiences.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was unsettling, to Socrates, about the conversation he had with Euthyphro?

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

3. Socrates claimed that he was questioning Euthyphro for what reason?

4. At the end of his dialogue with Euthyphro, how did Socrates define "holy" actions?

5. What evidence did the Athenian authorities use to accuse Socrates of blasphemy?

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