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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Phaedo: Chapter 2, The Phaedo Continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Socrates and his friends, what happens to a soul after it spends some time in the Underworld?
(a) It forgets its previous life.
(b) It ascends to Heaven.
(c) It reemerges as a new mortal.
(d) It is assimilated by the life force of the cosmos.

2. What is "mislogic", according to Socrates?
(a) Incorrect use of logic.
(b) Losing a logical argument.
(c) Hatred of logic.
(d) Not understanding logic.

3. Crito and Socrates agreed that what action is always unjust?
(a) Doing a just thing for the wrong reasons.
(b) Judging another person.
(c) Harming others.
(d) Avoiding one's punishment.

4. What is the date that the first dialogue was written?
(a) 128 C.E.
(b) Unknown.
(c) 537 B.C.E.
(d) 462 B.C.E.

5. Who was on Socrates' team in the debate at the end of Book 5, Chapter 2?
(a) Cebes.
(b) Phaedo.
(c) Simmias.
(d) Crito.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Euthyphro react to Socrates' objections?

2. What was the relationship, according to Crito and Socrates, between just actions and natural ones?

3. What prompted Socrates to try this new activity in prison?

4. What was Socrates doing when Crito arrived?

5. Who was prosecuting Socrates?

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