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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who walks the path to Hades easily according to Socrates?
(a) Lost souls.
(b) Souls who remember the trip.
(c) Souls who follow Socrates' teachings.
(d) Well ordered souls.

4. What conclusion does Socrates deduce from his arguments in the first part of 66b-72e?
(a) That death is incompatible with wisdom.
(b) That his wisdom is superior to that of Cebes.
(c) That he is right to die without resentment.
(d) That fear leads to death.

5. Who directs harmony according to Socrates' argument?
(a) Muses.
(b) The lyre.
(c) Gods.
(d) The harp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the heavens according to Socrates?

2. What will philosophy free according to Socrates?

3. What can be compared by using reference to knowledge of the perfect form?

4. Who was present for Socrates' death according to the men at the start of "Phaedo"?

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

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