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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro begin?

2. Who provides the information contained in the notes of Book 1, Chapter 1?

3. Why didn't Socrates obtain a higher education?

4. What class of people, in Athens, did Socrates really enjoy having dialogues with?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are Apollo and Artemis?

4. What does Tarrant warn readers about, regarding Socrates, and the various literary characters based on him?

5. By whom, and for whom, has this edition of "The Last Days of Socrates" been prepared?

6. Who wrote the introduction to the Euthyphro?

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

8. What is "epistemology"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dreams figure prominently in the dialogues. What events took place in conjunction with dreams? What did Socrates do as a result of dreams that he had? Do you think that everyone in Athenian culture relied on their dreams as heavily as Socrates? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the characters in "The Last Days of Socrates." What was this person's relationship to Socrates? Did this person affect Socrates' decisions in any way? If so, how? What were this person's core beliefs? What topic did they debate with Socrates? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the dialogues have to do with the concept of epistemology. What is epistemology? What does it have to do with philosophy? Why is it important? Why did Socrates concern himself with it? Are they ever able to reach a definitive conclusion? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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