View a FREE sample

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. What did Socrates say would happen if the jury condemned him?
(a) He would respectfully accept the punishment they chose for him.
(b) He would have his friends avenge him.
(c) He would flee the country and begin philosophizing somewhere else.
(d) They would not harm him, but would harm themselves.

2. According to the introduction to the Phaedo, what are the most likely causes of suicide?
(a) A desire for a measure of control over one's death.
(b) Guilt and low self-worth.
(c) A desire for attention, or to be remembered.
(d) Release from pain, or consequences.

3. What was the biggest factor that confused the debate between Socrates and Euthyphro?
(a) Euthyphro's inability to understand Socrates' reasoning.
(b) The polytheistic nature of their religion.
(c) The lack of a written penal code.
(d) Euthyphro's education and Socrates' lack thereof.

4. Socrates was, supposedly, inspired by which of the Athenian deities?
(a) Apollo.
(b) None of them.
(c) Athena.
(d) Zeus.

5. What was the relationship, according to Crito and Socrates, between just actions and natural ones?
(a) Natural actions are always just.
(b) An action may be natural, but unjust.
(c) An action may be just, but not natural.
(d) Just actions are always natural.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Grecian authors use Socrates' character?

2. What does the term "epistemology" mean, in philosophy?

3. Who lost control of his emotions at Socrates' execution?

4. Which is the longest of the four dialogues?

5. What does "apology" mean, in the context of the dialogue of that name?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 333 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample