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1. On what subject is Socrates seeking Euthyphro's help?
a. Truth
b. Knowledge/Wisdom
c. Piety/Morality
d. Sudoku
2. Which of the following does Euthyphro give as a definition of morality?
a. Morality is whatever a given group of people say it is
b. Morality is what he, Euthyphro, is doing: prosecuting his father for murder
c. There is no such thing as morality
d. Morality is whatever leads to the best consequences for the greatest number of people
3. Why does Socrates not find the definition given by Euthyphro in the above question 2 adequate?
4. By the end of the dialog Euthyphro has proven himself an expect on the subject of piety/morality
a. True
b. False
5. What is "The Euthyphro Question"?
6. Which if the following does "The Euthyphro Question" demonstrate?
a. Morality is relative
b. God(s) do not exist
c. Morality is just about following the right kinds of rules
d. religion and/or belief in god(s) are not necessary to study morality or be a good person
7. Early in the dialog I added a note stating that we were reading this piece as a one about morality rather than piety. Why do I think this is an acceptable move?
a. Because 'morality and 'piety' are exactly the same thing
b. Plato uses both words throughout the dialog
c. Because 'morality' is a word more familiar to mopst readers
d. Because I think Plato was wrong to use the words 'piety'
8. There were other reasons I gave for switching the topic from 'piety' to 'morality'. What was another reason?
a. Arguably, it makes for a stronger argument
b. Plato constantly misspelled 'piety'
c. Jowett added a religious bias by using the 'piety' rather than 'morality'.
d. I just like messing with students
9. Which of the following can we say about morality based on this dialog
a. We should given up on ever knowing what is moral
b. We might not know what morality is, but at least we know what it's not
c. Morality is totally culturaly dependant
d. Everything we need to know about morality can be learned by reading Plato