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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Socrates argue a man following philosophy would receive?
(a) Great blessing.
(b) Political power.
(c) A headache.
(d) Eternal life.

2. What is the goal of a philosopher according to Socrates?
(a) To speak the truth.
(b) To avoid confrontation with the law.
(c) To practice for death and dying.
(d) To avoid dying.

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

4. What did the one recounting the event of Socrates' death feel for him?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Shame.
(c) No pity.
(d) Envy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did "the Eleven" tell Socrates according to the account?

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

4. Who was present for Socrates' death according to the men at the start of "Phaedo"?

5. What does Socrates say about philosophers at the start of 62d -66a?

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