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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 does the term "epistemology" mean, in philosophy?
(a) The problem of knowledge, and how to acquire it.
(b) The love of knowledge.
(c) Proving the inconsistency of another's argument.
(d) Using logic to prove an argument.

2. What does the term "philosopher" mean?
(a) Lover of wisdom.
(b) Inquisitor.
(c) Educated person.
(d) Purveyor of knowledge.

3. During "The Apology," what does Socrates say about politicians and poets?
(a) They usually pretend to have knowledge that, in reality, they lack.
(b) He was able to learn a lot from them.
(c) It was difficult to converse with them because they talked in circles.
(d) They are generally more intelligent than average laborers.

4. What was Socrates' response when people commented on his wisdom?
(a) He only reflected the wisdom of those around him.
(b) God made him intelligent only so that he could pass that knowledge on to others.
(c) He was intelligent because he had learned so much from his students.
(d) Through all of his questioning, he had only become aware of how much he did not yet know.

5. Where was Socrates being prosecuted?
(a) Athens.
(b) Lyceum.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Thrace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Socrates pay for his education?

2. Who took the young woman home when she was overcome with emotion?

3. Who else disapproved of Euthyphro's decision?

4. What were Socrates and his partner debating about at the end of Book 5, Chapter 2?

5. What term did the Greeks use to refer to the souls of the departed?

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