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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 115a - 118a.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Socrates say often yields faulty conclusions?
(a) Young students.
(b) The senses.
(c) Men.
(d) Soldiers.

3. What doesn't Socrates have time for in 107c-115e?
(a) Eat with his friends.
(b) Explain why he is going to die.
(c) Defend his beliefs.
(d) Tell another story.

4. What does Socrates argue the soul lacks?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Love.
(c) Disharmony.
(d) Foresight.

5. What might be an obstacle to acquiring knowledge according to Socrates?
(a) The body.
(b) Cebes.
(c) Women.
(d) Bad teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Socrates starting to discuss after abandoning his thinking of empirical causes?

2. What is Socrates looking into to answer Cebes' question?

3. What souls hover over the earth according to Socrates?

4. Who is sent away from the room as the sun is setting?

5. What is better than divine doctrine concerning the next life according to Simmias?

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