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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Phaedo: Chapter 3, The Phaedo Conclusion & Notes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Against who were Socrates and his partner debating at the end of Book 5, Chapter 2?
(a) Cebes and Crito.
(b) Phaedo and Crito.
(c) Simmias and Cebes.
(d) Simmias and Crito.

3. How did Socrates pay for his education?
(a) He borrowed money from a bank.
(b) He tutored the children of rich aristocrats.
(c) He lectured at universities.
(d) He didn't - he educated himself by talking to learned men.

4. How did the conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro begin?
(a) Euthyphro asked Socrates why he was at a place where there were trials taking place.
(b) Socrates asked Euthyphro why he was wearing formal regalia.
(c) Euthyphro wanted to offer Socrates advice on his defense.
(d) Socrates asked Euthyphro if he was the plaintiff or the defendant at his trial.

5. What made Socrates sure that he had been doing Apollo's will?
(a) He was told what to do by a priest.
(b) He was told so by an Oracle.
(c) He didn't; it was just part of his defense.
(d) He had received "divine signs".

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Socrates after his trial?

2. What did the Pythagoreans conclude about the nature of matter?

3. According to the introduction to the Phaedo, what are the most likely causes of suicide?

4. What was unsettling, to Socrates, about the conversation he had with Euthyphro?

5. What does the term "epistemology" mean, in philosophy?

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