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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who doesn't deserve to live according to the masses?
(a) Those who take little pleasure in the body.
(b) The senate members.
(c) Those who follow Socrates.
(d) The Spartans.

2. What is weaker than the lyre according to Socrates?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Hope.
(c) Harmony.
(d) Fear.

3. What can be achieved in death that could not be achieved in life according to Socrates?
(a) Love.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Peace.

4. What does Socrates want for his friends?
(a) For them to worship him after his death.
(b) For them to go get Plato.
(c) For them to spread his teachings.
(d) For them to take care of themselves.

5. What does Socrates think of the cause of things?
(a) It is useful for the soul.
(b) He forgot the cause of things.
(c) He is far from knowing the cause of things.
(d) He learned the cause of things from the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anaxagoras appeal to to explain causes?

2. What does Socrates say cannot be attained as long as the body and the soul are fused?

3. What might be an obstacle to acquiring knowledge according to Socrates?

4. What does the body do to the soul according to Socrates' argument in 66b-72e?

5. Who are "the Eleven" according to Phaedo?

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