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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 107c - 115e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is impressed by Socrates' arguments at the start of 95b-107b?
(a) Echecrates.
(b) Cebes.
(c) Phaedo.
(d) Simmias.

2. What does the soul have when it leaves the body according to Socrates?
(a) Education and envy.
(b) Angst and envy.
(c) Needs and regrets.
(d) Education and upbringing.

3. What does fear and terror make men brave beside of?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Warriors.
(c) Women.
(d) Senators.

4. What must first happen to those who die according to Socrates?
(a) They must be judged.
(b) They must pay to pass in the other world.
(c) They must renounce the body.
(d) They must go through purgatory.

5. How big does Socrates think earth is?
(a) Quite large.
(b) The size of the universe.
(c) Small.
(d) About a thousand miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claimed to have been with Socrates when he died at the start of "Phaedo"?

2. What are course and moderation part of according to Socrates?

3. According to the account of his death, how did Socrates lived his life?

4. What did the one recounting the event of Socrates' death feel for him?

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

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