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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. People who knew Socrates referred to what quality that he possessed?
(a) Supernatural intellect.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Other-worldiness.
(d) Spirituality.

2. Who provides the information contained in the notes of Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Plato.
(b) Professional editors and scholars.
(c) Socrates.
(d) The translator.

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

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

5. How did Socrates pay for his education?
(a) He lectured at universities.
(b) He didn't - he educated himself by talking to learned men.
(c) He borrowed money from a bank.
(d) He tutored the children of rich aristocrats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Socrates and Euthyphro attempting to use as a measure to determine the morality of Euthyphro's decision?

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

3. According to the introductory notes, who is this version of "The Last Days of Socrates" intended for?

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

5. Who went to see the Apollonian Oracle at Delphi?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Socrates and Euthyphro describe the relationship between deities and mortals?

2. What evidence is presented to support the prosecution of Socrates?

3. According to the introductory chapter, why have the notes been included with the text of the Socratic dialogues?

4. How educated was Socrates, and why?

5. What does Socrates say about his own wisdom?

6. What was Socrates' explanation for why he had been, supposedly, challenging the Oracle's answer?

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

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

9. How were the four dialogues that were included in "The Last Days of Socrates" originally arranged?

10. Who are Apollo and Artemis?

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