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51.

Who said, "I know that I know nothing"?

A.	Plato	B.	Aristotle
C.	Socrates	D.	Xenophon

52.

Questions

53.

Which of the following has Meletus not accused Socrates of?

A.	Charging a fee for his teaching	B.	Inventing new deities
C.	Corrupting the youth	D.	Not recognizing the established gods

54.

How does Socrates suggest Euthyphro might help him in his case against Meletus?

A.	Euthyphro could speak in Socrates defense	B.	Euthyphro could persuade Meletus to drop his charges
C.	Euthyphro could teach Socrates about the art of rhetoric	D.	Euthyphro could teach Socrates about religious matters

55.

Which of the following is NOT part of the description of Meletus?

A.	He's not very smart	B.	He's has a hooked nose
C.	He's an unknown	D.	He has a sparse beard

56.

Which of the following is not the father or son of one of the others?

A.	Zeus	B.	Uranus
C.	Hesiod	D.	Kronos

57.

Why does Socrates not accept Euthyphro's definition that prosecuting criminals is holy?

A.	Because prosecuting criminals can often be an unholy act	B.	Because there are other acts which are also holy
C.	Because Euthyphro doesn't specify what kind of crinimals should be prosecuted	D.	Because Euthyphro doesn't specify what kind of punishment these criminals deserve

58.

What is the elenchus?

A.	A state of perplexity	B.	Cross-examination
C.	Deductive proof	D.	The Theory of Forms

59.

On which of the following questions might the gods disagree, according to Socrates?

A.	The relationship between the legs of a right triangle and its hypotenuse	B.	Plato's Theory of Forms
C.	Whether or not it is just to punish one's father	D.	The distance between Athens and Sparta

60.

On what grounds do we argue over whether or not someone should be punished, according to Socrates?

A.	We disagree about whether or not the person committed the crime as stated	B.	We disagree about whether or not that crime warrants pubishment
C.	We disagree about whether or not that crime warrants so harsh a pubishment	D.	We disagree about whether the person prosecuting has any right to prosecute, given the circumstances