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

2. In "Phaedo", what is the abstract fact about the world that makes it true that two sticks are of the same type?
(a) Equal.
(b) Almost the same.
(c) Identical.
(d) Similar.

3. Why was Socrates held prior to dying, according to the two men discussing at the start of "Phaedo"?
(a) A voting day.
(b) A senate meeting.
(c) A battle with Sparta.
(d) A religious ceremony.

4. What group does Socrates say those who practice moderation would join?
(a) Horses.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Gods.
(d) Ants.

5. What relation does Socrates see between Tallness and Shortness?
(a) They are linked.
(b) They are the same, but inverted.
(c) They cannot participate in each other.
(d) Shortness is more important than Tallness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Socrates aware of according to Phaedo?

2. Who guides each man to the next station after death?

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

4. What does Socrates say of death in 107c-115e?

5. What does Socrates believe something in existence will lead us away from in 66b-72e?

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