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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. How did Socrates behave when his beliefs were challenged, according to Tarrant?
(a) He questioned the other person until they ran out of answers, and he felt he had won.
(b) He could be contentious.
(c) He tried to calmly explain to the other person why his beliefs were correct.
(d) He was respectful of the other party's point of view.

2. Who took Socrates to perform his last task before being executed?
(a) Phaedo.
(b) Euthyphro.
(c) Meletus.
(d) Crito.

3. What theory did the Pythagoreans have about the human soul?
(a) They didn't believe in the concept of the soul.
(b) They felt that the soul only lasted as long as the body did.
(c) They felt that the soul was eternal and unchanging.
(d) They didn't have a theory about the human soul.

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

5. As the discussion progressed, how did Euthyphro feel about his decision to prosecute a relative?
(a) He began to lose confidence in his decision.
(b) He acquiesced to Socrates' reasoning and changed his mind.
(c) He retained the same level of confidence in his decision.
(d) He became more confident in his decision.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Crito say about how he would be affected, personally, by Socrates' death?

2. The victim of the crime committed by Euthyphro's relative had committed what crime himself?

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

4. Who was on Socrates' team in the debate 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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