Euthyphro:

1. What is Socrates prosecuted for? (p.8)
2. Whom is Euthyphro prosecuting? (p.9) What for? (p.10)
3. Is it right (holy) for a son to prosecute his father? (p.10) (holy=religious, ethical)
4. What is Euthyphro’s first universal definition of holiness? (p.13, 7a)
5. What is Socrates’s objection to Euthyphro’s first definition? (p.14) (Today’s relevance: there are different gods in different religions, and different interpretations in the same religion, etc.)
6. What is Euthyphro’s revised definition of holiness? (p. 17, 9e)
7. What is Socrates’s objection to Euthyphro’s revised definition? (p.17, 10a)
8. In religious activities, is there a trade of benefits between gods (God) and human beings? (p.25, 15a) [If not, what is the nature of these activities?]

Apology

: 1. What were the earliest accusations against Socrates? (p.38, 18c)
2. What did the oracle of Apollo declare of Socrates? (p.41)
3. In what sense does Socrates think the oracle is right? (p.42, 21d)
4. What does Socrates consider as his mission? (p.44, 23b)
5. What are the charges against Socrates in court? (p.46, 24c)
6. What is Socrates’s defense against the charges? (pp. 49-50, 27a-d)
7. According to Socrates, what is the most important thing to consider in performing an action? (p.51, 28b)
8. Does Socrates think death a bad thing? (p.52, 29a-b) Do you agree with him? Why or why not?
9. Given the choice between life without philosophizing ("seeking the truth") and death, which one does Socrates choose? Why? (pp.52-3, 29c-e)
10. According to Socrates, for what purpose has God assigned him to Athens? (p.54, 30e-31a)
11. Why didn’t Socrates enter public life (politics)? (p.55, 31d-32a)
12. Why does Socrates not make pitiful appeals to the jury? (p. 59, 34e; p.60, 35c)
13. What “appropriate penalty” did Socrates think he deserves? (pp.61-2, 36d)
14. What is the court’s sentence? (p.63)
15. What is Socrates’s reasoning that death cannot be a bad thing? (p.65-66, 40c-41a)

Crito:

1. What bad news does Crito bring to Socrates? (p/77. 43d)
2. Do you agree with Socrates that some opinions are better than others? (p.83, 47a) [How do you know which one is better? In a democracy, are the majority’s opinions always better than others’? If not, why should we go by the majority? Etc.]
3. Do you agree with Socrates that "the really important thing is not to live, but to live well," and that "to live well amounts to same thing as to live honorably and justly"? (p83, 48b)
4. Why does Socrates think to escape would be an injustice? (p.86, 50b; pp.86-7, 50c-e)
5. Do citizens have an obligation to obey the state when they believe the state has made a mistake? (pp.86-7, 50c-e) [the issue of civil disobedience]