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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Phaedo: Chapter 2, The Phaedo Continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Euthyphro's relationship to the victim?
(a) Euthyphro worked on the victim's farm.
(b) Euthyphro was childhood friends with the victim.
(c) The victim worked in Euthyphro's household.
(d) The victim knew Euthyphro's father well.

2. Who was the young woman at Socrates' execution?
(a) Her identity is unknown.
(b) Socrates' niece.
(c) Socrates' daughter.
(d) Phaedo's sister.

3. Who was Euthyphro prosecuting?
(a) His father.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His brother.

4. What was unsettling, to Socrates, about the conversation he had with Euthyphro?
(a) There were some portions of Euthyphro's argument that Socrates had difficulty understanding.
(b) He realized there was no way to know for sure what the gods wanted.
(c) Euthyphro did not seem to care about Socrates' point of view.
(d) Socrates knew that Euthyphro was going to go ahead with his prosecution, even though Socrates believed it was immoral.

5. What did Crito say about how he would be affected, personally, by Socrates' death?
(a) He said that his reputation would suffer if he did not attempt to help Socrates.
(b) He would be devastated and wasn't sure he could go on living, himself.
(c) He wouldn't be personally affected, but knew several people who would be.
(d) He would be moved to seek vengeance against those who caused it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence did the Athenian authorities use to accuse Socrates of blasphemy?

2. What new activity did Socrates try while in prison?

3. What did Crito offer Socrates?

4. What is the term for realizing that one's expectations are too high?

5. What is the reason, according to Socrates, for "mislogic"?

(see the answer key)

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