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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 Socrates' response when people commented on his wisdom?
(a) Through all of his questioning, he had only become aware of how much he did not yet know.
(b) God made him intelligent only so that he could pass that knowledge on to others.
(c) He was intelligent because he had learned so much from his students.
(d) He only reflected the wisdom of those around him.

2. Who originally arranged these four dialogues in a group?
(a) Plato.
(b) Thrasyllus.
(c) Tarrant.
(d) Socrates.

3. According to Tarrant, what is the quality and accuracy of the dialogues originally recorded by Plato?
(a) Very high.
(b) Somewhat high.
(c) Very low.
(d) Somewhat low.

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

5. According to Euthyphro, the gods only received satisfaction from what?
(a) Holy actions.
(b) Divine service.
(c) Saving mortals from peril.
(d) The happiness of mortals.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people of his city felt that, for Socrates to have survived this battle, it must have taken a great deal of what?

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

3. How did Grecian authors use Socrates' character?

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

5. How did Euthyphro react to Socrates' objections?

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