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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 according to Socrates?
(a) Ruins hope.
(b) Distract from love.
(c) Liberates.
(d) Enslaves.

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

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

4. According to Socrates, what does the philosopher hate most?
(a) His senses.
(b) Other philosophers.
(c) The body.
(d) His brain.

5. Why did Socrates decide to pursue the arts according to his conversation with Cebes?
(a) His mother told him to.
(b) He was rejected from medical school.
(c) He wasn't good at anything else.
(d) A dream told him to.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the soul reason best without according to Socrates?

3. What do the ones that fear death love more than wisdom according to Socrates?

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

5. What does the body do to the soul according to Socrates' argument in 66b-72e?

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