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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 107c - 115e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should the philosopher avoid according to Socrates?
(a) Politics.
(b) Poison.
(c) Women.
(d) Bodily passions.

2. What does Philosophy tell men about the senses?
(a) To love them.
(b) To embrace them.
(c) To withdraw from them.
(d) To enjoy them.

3. Who does Socrates argue are good masters?
(a) Women.
(b) The senate.
(c) Athens' military.
(d) His gods.

4. What does Socrates says of his ability with the area he is looking into, in order to answer Cebes' question?
(a) He has little ability in it.
(b) He never practiced it.
(c) He has intimate knowledge of it.
(d) It is a useless area for a philosopher.

5. What does Socrates argue is not possible without wisdom?
(a) Love.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doesn't earth need to prevent it from falling?

2. Who recounts Socrates' death at the start of "Phaedo"?

3. What does the theory Socrates say some people believe in argue happens to the soul after death?

4. When can brave men face death according to Socrates?

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

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