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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 81b - 88b.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What argument does Cebes agree with at the start of 73a-81a?
(a) Philosophy is the savior of mankind.
(b) Souls of the dead exit.
(c) Hemlock is painless.
(d) Dying is good.

2. What pleasures are not the great goods of life according to Socrates?
(a) Power, sex and influence.
(b) Food, drink and political power.
(c) Food, drink and sex.
(d) Being generous, loved and respected.

3. Who are "the Eleven" according to Phaedo?
(a) The police commissioners of Athens.
(b) Socrates' best students.
(c) The Senate palace guards.
(d) Socrates' best friend.

4. What does Socrates argue cannot come from the present life in 73a-81a?
(a) Our loved ones.
(b) Our knowledge of equals.
(c) Our memories.
(d) Inequality.

5. What does Socrates think of desires?
(a) They should not be given to women.
(b) They are a trap.
(c) They are ignored by the philosopher.
(d) They are good for the body.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Socrates, what must genuine lovers of learning become?

2. Who will the imprisonment of the body and ignorance be revealed to according to Socrates?

3. What is the destination of the soul determined by according to Socrates?

4. How do things appear when perceived by the senses according to Socrates?

5. Who does the account of Socrates' death say were present beside Socrates' friends?

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