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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the Oracle at Delphi created?
(a) Because Apollo did not have time to answer all the questions that mortals had for him.
(b) Because Apollo couldn't speak to mortals himself.
(c) Because the gods wanted a female virgin to provide sacrifices to them.
(d) Because the Athenians wanted to have a leader for the church.

2. What aspect of the afterlife did Socrates claim to look forward to?
(a) Meeting others who had passed on.
(b) Not being subject to the judgments of others.
(c) Being free from pain.
(d) Finally knowing the will of the gods.

3. What did Socrates say would happen if the jury condemned him?
(a) He would flee the country and begin philosophizing somewhere else.
(b) They would not harm him, but would harm themselves.
(c) He would respectfully accept the punishment they chose for him.
(d) He would have his friends avenge him.

4. What evidence did the Athenian authorities use to accuse Socrates of blasphemy?
(a) He wrote a dissertation on the effectiveness of prayer based on responses he received to his inquiries.
(b) He was overheard questioning an Oracle about her faith.
(c) It was rumored that he had a "daemon", or an inner voice that was supposedly of divine origin.
(d) He openly praised gods other than the Athenian deities.

5. What was unsettling, to Socrates, about the conversation he had with Euthyphro?
(a) Euthyphro did not seem to care about Socrates' point of view.
(b) Socrates knew that Euthyphro was going to go ahead with his prosecution, even though Socrates believed it was immoral.
(c) There were some portions of Euthyphro's argument that Socrates had difficulty understanding.
(d) He realized there was no way to know for sure what the gods wanted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do variations exist between the translations of the Socratic dialogues?

2. How did Socrates pay for his education?

3. What celestial body is associated with Artemis?

4. The victim of the crime committed by Euthyphro's relative had committed what crime himself?

5. What is the purpose of the notes in Book 1, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tarrant say about Socrates' participation in the battle at Thrace?

2. What is Socrates' objection to Euthyphro's decision, and how does Euthyphro respond to that objection?

3. What does Socrates say about his own wisdom?

4. What is included in the introductory material which prefaces the book?

5. Why is the issue of ethics so confused in the case of Euthyphro and Socrates?

6. In the context of the dialogue of the same name, what does "apology" mean?

7. What evidence does Euthyphro use to support his decision?

8. How educated was Socrates, and why?

9. What does Tarrant say in the introductory notes about other versions of these dialogues?

10. What is "epistemology"?

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