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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Phaedo: Chapter 1, Introduction & The Phaedo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Socrates pay for his education?
(a) He didn't - he educated himself by talking to learned men.
(b) He lectured at universities.
(c) He borrowed money from a bank.
(d) He tutored the children of rich aristocrats.

2. How well did the Grecian authors portray Socrates' beliefs?
(a) They tried to stick very closely to the beliefs Socrates actually held.
(b) The beliefs held by the characters based on Socrates may not have been similar to Socrates' at all.
(c) They accurately portrayed Socrates' philosophy and logic, but not his beliefs.
(d) They attempted to always portray Socrates accurately, with varying degrees of success.

3. Who went to see the Apollonian Oracle at Delphi?
(a) Chearephon.
(b) Xenophenes.
(c) Plato.
(d) Socrates.

4. Which of Aristophenes' works include Socrates?
(a) "The Clouds."
(b) "Memorabilia."
(c) "The Wasteland."
(d) "The Phaedo."

5. What did Crito want Socrates to do?
(a) Make peace with his relatives.
(b) Attempt to escape from prison.
(c) Spend time with his family before his death.
(d) Appeal his sentence before it was too late.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to energy, according to the Pythagoreans?

2. Why did Socrates begin his practice of Socratic inquiry?

3. Which two values are often found together in Socratic philosophy?

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

5. Thrasyllus was a scholar from what century?

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