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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 66b - 72e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the soul reason best without according to Socrates?
(a) Luck.
(b) Help.
(c) Senses.
(d) The brain.

2. What did Socrates decide he should write before his death?
(a) Poetry.
(b) A plea for his life.
(c) A novel.
(d) A letter to his students.

3. Who does the account of Socrates' death say were present beside Socrates' friends?
(a) Members of the Senate.
(b) The undertaker.
(c) Aristophanes.
(d) Some strangers.

4. Which two characters are talking at the start of "Phaedo"?
(a) Phaedo and Plato.
(b) Plato and Socrates.
(c) Phaedo and Echecrates.
(d) Socrates and Echecrates.

5. Why should Socrates resent dying according to Cebes?
(a) His wife and child need him.
(b) Dying does not bring fame.
(c) God protects his possessions.
(d) He still has too much to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates argue cannot be attained without escaping the body?

2. What conclusion does Socrates draw from his argument concerning the goal of a philosopher?

3. What was Socrates feeling according to the start of "Phaedo"?

4. Why did Socrates decide to pursue the arts according to his conversation with Cebes?

5. What is clearer to the soul than the body according to Socrates?

(see the answer key)

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