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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What we must do for all time according to Socrates at the start of 107c-115e?
(a) Prepare for death.
(b) Worship the gods.
(c) Be truthful.
(d) Take care of our soul.

2. What does Socrates say the philosopher separates?
(a) The body and the soul.
(b) The men and the women.
(c) The grain from the hay.
(d) Family and business.

3. What is better than divine doctrine concerning the next life according to Simmias?
(a) The best of men's theories.
(b) Discovering it firsthand.
(c) Knowing nothing.
(d) Socrates' doctrine.

4. Who owns men according to 62c?
(a) The gods.
(b) The country.
(c) Women.
(d) The court system.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Socrates decide he should write before his death?

2. What happen after the soul reaches and is accepted at the next station after death?

3. What must first happen to those who die according to Socrates?

4. What is weaker than the lyre according to Socrates?

5. What can be achieved in death that could not be achieved in life according to Socrates?

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