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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the account of Socrates' death say were present beside Socrates' friends?
(a) The undertaker.
(b) Members of the Senate.
(c) Some strangers.
(d) Aristophanes.

2. What does Socrates think is the highest form of art according to his conversation with Cebes?
(a) Writing.
(b) Painting.
(c) Sculpting.
(d) Philosophy.

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

4. What should a man be concerned about according to Socrates?
(a) His political power.
(b) The state of his soul.
(c) His family.
(d) His riches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Socrates tell Cebes to relate his final writing to?

2. Who does the account tell was present during Socrates' trial beside his friends?

3. What might be an obstacle to acquiring knowledge according to Socrates?

4. What question does Socrates ask Simmias in 62d-66a?

5. What type of men resent dying according to Cebes?

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