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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 88c - 95a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Socrates say of the fullest soul?
(a) It is a mover.
(b) It is immortal.
(c) It controls the souls of other people.
(d) It is eternal.

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

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

4. How does course and moderation see death according to Socrates' argument?
(a) Evil.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Good.
(d) Unavoidable.

5. What is the only way to truly achieve virtue according to Socrates?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Death.
(c) Fear.
(d) Reflection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should the philosopher avoid according to Socrates?

2. Who is Socrates trying to convince with his arguments about the immortality of the soul?

3. What does Socrates argue learning is?

4. How does the man recounting Socrates' death qualify it?

5. According to the account of his death, how did Socrates lived his life?

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