Self-Quiz 2.1: Plato, Euthyphro

When Socrates first asks what piety is, Euthyphro initially claims that it is

prosecuting wrongdoers.

acting kindly and fairly.

treating everyone equally.

doing that which is holy and perfect.

The Euthyphro question asks

how do we know what the gods love?

must all the gods love something for it to be pious?

what is the relationship between religion and morality?

is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?

Euthyphro claims when the gods love things

they have no reasons for doing so.

it is because those things are beautiful.

it is because those things are pious.

it is because those things bring them pleasure.

According to Socrates, if the gods love pious things because they are pious, then

the pious is the same as the god-loved.

the pious is not the same as the god-loved.

god-love is evidence of piety.

piety is evidence of god-love.

Which of the following is not an objection raised by Socrates?

Sometimes the gods disagree.

Listing examples is not the same as giving a definition.

We may not have an obligation to do as the gods command.

If the gods love things because they are pious, then the pious is not the same as the god-loved.

What definition of piety does Socrates endorse?

Things are pious because the gods love them.

Things are pious because people believe them to be pious.

There is no such thing as piety.

None of the above

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