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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who will Socrates say he will join in death?
(a) His friends that passed.
(b) The gods.
(c) His students.
(d) Good men.

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

3. What is clearer to the soul than the body according to Socrates?
(a) Fantasm.
(b) Reality.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Women.

4. What does Socrates say cannot be attained as long as the body and the soul are fused?
(a) Contemplation.
(b) Nirvana.
(c) Truth.
(d) Pleasure.

5. What happens according to Socrates when one examine things by the body?
(a) He is deceived.
(b) He sees the truth.
(c) He can't use his body after.
(d) He can't conclude anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates believe something in existence will lead us away from in 66b-72e?

2. What does the theory Socrates say some people believe in argue happens to the soul after death?

3. When can brave men face death according to Socrates?

4. What does Socrates say often yields faulty conclusions?

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

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