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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Phaedo: Chapter 3, The Phaedo Conclusion & Notes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Socrates learn as a result of his dialogue with Euthyphro?
(a) It was impossible to convince someone that their actions were immoral or unethical if they felt that they were doing the right thing.
(b) He was more intelligent than Euthyphro and couldn't learn anything from him.
(c) He knew how to evaluate the holiness of his own actions, but not those of others.
(d) He didn't know what was holy or how to determine what was holy.

2. What did Socrates expect when he passed into the Underworld, according to his dialogue with Crito?
(a) He expects to be judged.
(b) He expects to meet his friends who have passed before him.
(c) He expects to have all his questions answered.
(d) He expects to be reborn into another life.

3. Who provides the information contained in the notes of Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) The translator.
(b) Professional editors and scholars.
(c) Plato.
(d) Socrates.

4. Why did Socrates ask Crito to be cautious?
(a) So that Socrates' friends didn't discover his escape plot.
(b) So that the guards wouldn't overhear them.
(c) So that Crito didn't implicate himself.
(d) So that the two could determine their own, and one another's, beliefs about what is just.

5. Socrates asked that what animal be given as an offering after his death?
(a) A pig.
(b) A rooster.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A cow.

Short Answer Questions

1. People who knew Socrates referred to what quality that he possessed?

2. What class of people, in Athens, did Socrates really enjoy having dialogues with?

3. What metaphor did Crito and Socrates use to illustrate their point about authority?

4. According to Crito and Socrates, is it just to harm another person if it is purely in retaliation?

5. What accusation was being leveled against Socrates regarding his relationship with the young men of Athens?

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