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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 the body do to the soul according to Socrates' argument in 66b-72e?
(a) It contaminates it.
(b) It kills it.
(c) It supersedes it.
(d) It supports it.

2. Who does Socrates tell Cebes to relate his final writing to?
(a) His mother.
(b) Phaedo.
(c) Evenus.
(d) Plato.

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

4. What does Socrates say a bravery should not be a response to?
(a) Fear.
(b) Love.
(c) Desperation.
(d) Renunciation.

5. What question does Socrates ask Simmias in 62d-66a?
(a) If he believes in god.
(b) If he can counter his previous argument.
(c) If he can take care of his wife.
(d) If he believes in death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pleasures are not the great goods of life according to Socrates?

2. Who does the philosopher want to be with according to Socrates?

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

4. What conclusion does Socrates draw from his argument concerning the goal of a philosopher?

5. According to Socrates, what does the philosopher hate most?

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