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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Socrates die according to the account of the event?
(a) Holding his wife's hand.
(b) In pain.
(c) Without fear.
(d) Crying.

2. Who wasn't present at Socrates' death according to the account?
(a) Menexenus.
(b) Phaedo.
(c) Plato.
(d) Critobulus.

3. Where was Socrates held prior to dying according to the two men discussing at the start of "Phaedo"?
(a) In jail.
(b) At home.
(c) In a temple.
(d) In Sparta.

4. What did "the Eleven" tell Socrates according to the account?
(a) The names of his accusers.
(b) What his crimes are.
(c) That he would be freed the next day.
(d) How he would die.

5. Who agrees with Cebes' views on death according to 62d?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Phaedo.
(c) Echecrates.
(d) Simmias.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had to be led away during Socrates' trial?

2. What does Simmias tell Socrates about the ideas of the Just, the Beautiful and the Good?

3. Who doesn't deserve to live according to the masses?

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

5. Which two characters are talking at the start of "Phaedo"?

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