Plato's Apology

Question 1

1. What charges were placed onto Socrates?

Answer 1

Corruption of youth (Political Charge)
Creation of Gods not known to Athens (Religious Charge)
Atheism

Question 2

2. What two chargers placed onto Socrates are a contradiction?

Answer 2

Creation of Gods

Atheism

Question 3

3. What is a sophist?

Answer 3

A paid teacher of philosophy and rhetoric of ancient Greece.

Question 4

4. What is democracy

Answer 4

All people rule, and have a voice.

Question 5

5. Which charges are true about Socrates

Answer 5

None

Question 6

6. Why is the charge of Socrates corrupting the youth false?

Answer 6

Socrates did not corrupt the youth because he did not force anyone to change their belief, he only challenged their belief, and asked questions?

Question 7

7. Why is the charge of Socrates creating false gods not held up in trial?

Answer 7

Does not create false gods because he only wants to uncover the myth of Apollo and the objective of Apollo.

Question 8

8. Why couldn’t the charge of Socrates being an atheist hold up in trial?

Answer 8

This charge could not be held up because he believed in a god, Apollo. He was willing to die for Apollo (the truth)

Question 9

What is the irony behind the Trial of Socrates

Answer 9

The society of Athens does not want to become like the thirty tyrants by becoming a democracy however, Socrates is put to death because of his freedom of speech, expression, and assembly.