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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. What did Socrates learn as a result of his dialogue with Euthyphro?

2. How did Socrates receive his sentencing?

3. What celestial body is associated with Artemis?

4. According to Socrates, why did he begin questioning the answer of the Oracle at Delphi?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Socrates respond to people who commented on his great wisdom?

3. What was the outcome of Socrates' trial?

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

5. Who are some of the authors, mentioned in Book 3, Chapter 1, who wrote about Socrates?

6. Why was the Apollonian Oracle at Delphi created?

7. Who are Apollo and Artemis?

8. What is "epistemology"?

9. How educated was Socrates, and why?

10. What happened with Socrates' friend at the Oracle of Delphi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Meletus? Why did he choose to prosecute Socrates? What evidence did his use as a basis for his prosecution? Why did he seek the death penalty for Socrates? Was he acting on behalf of the Athenian government? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Euthyphro prosecutes his father for murder because he feels it is the right thing to do; Socrates states that loyalty to family should come before the law. Which point of view do you agree with? Why? If you were in Euthyphro's position, what would you have done? Why? Do you think that being in such a position might change Socrates' mind? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the various scholars who contributed to "The Last Days of Socrates." What are their areas of expertise? Which portions of the text do they comment on, and why? How do they relate to the text of the dialogues? What do they challenge, or choose to explain? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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