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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. How was Socrates executed?
(a) Drawing and quartering.
(b) Self-administered hemlock poisoning.
(c) Firing squad.
(d) Thrown to the lions.

2. At the end of his dialogue with Euthyphro, how did Socrates define "holy" actions?
(a) Actions that meet with the gods' approval.
(b) Actions that meet with the approval of those appointed by the gods as their representatives on earth.
(c) Actions that do not break any man-made laws.
(d) Actions that were once performed by the gods themselves.

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

4. According to Book 1, Chapter 1, the oldest existing version of the dialogues is from what century?
(a) 2nd century C.E.
(b) 9th century C.E.
(c) 12th century C.E.
(d) 5th century C.E.

5. What made Socrates sure that he had been doing Apollo's will?
(a) He was told what to do by a priest.
(b) He was told so by an Oracle.
(c) He didn't; it was just part of his defense.
(d) He had received "divine signs".

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which two figures, in Athenian mythology, are twin siblings?

3. What did Socrates learn as a result of his dialogue with Euthyphro?

4. Who represented Socrates at his trial?

5. Who originally arranged these four dialogues in a group?

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