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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 62d - 66a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who claimed to have been with Socrates when he died at the start of "Phaedo"?
(a) Phaedo.
(b) Plato.
(c) Cebes.
(d) Giton.

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

3. According to the account of his death, how did Socrates lived his life?
(a) With the blessing of the gods.
(b) Without any fear of tomorrow.
(c) As dangerously as he could.
(d) With great respect for it.

4. Who recounts Socrates' death at the start of "Phaedo"?
(a) Phaedo.
(b) Cebes.
(c) Menexenus.
(d) Antisthenes.

5. What does Socrates say about philosophers at the start of 62d -66a?
(a) They should not talk against Athens.
(b) They should be ready and willing to die.
(c) They life is too precious to waste.
(d) They need to be more vocal about their needs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates think is the highest form of art according to his conversation with Cebes?

2. What is the goal of a philosopher according to Socrates?

3. What happens according to Socrates when one examine things by the body?

4. Where was Socrates held prior to dying according to the two men discussing at the start of "Phaedo"?

5. Who are "the Eleven" according to Phaedo?

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