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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 Euthyphro react to Socrates' objections?

2. What is the date that the first dialogue was written?

3. What word is used, by Tarrant, to describe Socrates' manner at his trial?

4. Why did Socrates begin his practice of Socratic inquiry?

5. Which Athenian god is associated with the sun?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What charges are being brought against Socrates, and by whom?

6. Euthyphro admits that many people are upset by his decision. For what reason?

7. What does Socrates say about his own wisdom?

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

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

10. Who are Apollo and Artemis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the reasons for Socrates' conviction was his "daemon". What was it? How did it affect Socrates? Why was it such an important part of his trial and conviction? What would happen if such evidence was presented at a modern-day trial? Do you think Socrates believed that he had a "daemon"? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Socrates makes a distinction between necessary and sufficient causes. What are necessary causes? What are sufficient causes? What separates them from one another? What are the necessary and sufficient causes relating to Socrates' execution? Are there other examples of necessary and sufficient causes in the dialogues? If so, what are they? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Socrates is still considered wise, more than 2000 years after his death. Why has he been nearly immortalized in the annals of history? Why is he considered so wise? Did his contemporaries feel the same way about him that modern philosophers do? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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