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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Phaedo: Chapter 1, Introduction & The Phaedo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the battle that Socrates miraculously survived?
(a) Athens.
(b) Lyceum.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Thrace.

2. What did Socrates expect when he passed into the Underworld, according to his dialogue with Crito?
(a) He expects to be judged.
(b) He expects to be reborn into another life.
(c) He expects to have all his questions answered.
(d) He expects to meet his friends who have passed before him.

3. According to his conversation with Euthyphro, how did Socrates feel about the charges being brought against him?
(a) Socrates doesn't mention the charges to Euthyphro.
(b) He was unconcerned because the charges, to him, were minor.
(c) He was not worried about the outcome of the trial because he knew that he was innocent.
(d) He felt that the accusations made against him were major.

4. Who was prosecuting Socrates?
(a) Euthyphro.
(b) Meletus.
(c) Crito.
(d) Phaedo.

5. How were the four dialogues in "The Last Days of Socrates" chosen?
(a) They were written down immediately after Socrates' death.
(b) They were written down and published shortly before Socrates' death.
(c) They were chronologically close to Socrates' death.
(d) They dealt with death as subject matter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many groups of information are in the book's introductory material?

2. Which two figures, in Athenian mythology, are twin siblings?

3. How did Socrates receive his sentencing?

4. What was the other possibility that Socrates contemplated regarding the afterlife?

5. On what day does the "Phaedo" take place?

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