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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 66b - 72e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who recounts Socrates' death at the start of "Phaedo"?
(a) Phaedo.
(b) Menexenus.
(c) Cebes.
(d) Antisthenes.

2. What pleasures are not the great goods of life according to Socrates?
(a) Power, sex and influence.
(b) Food, drink and sex.
(c) Being generous, loved and respected.
(d) Food, drink and political power.

3. Who does the recount of Socrates' conversation with Cebes tell us was Socrates writing in honor of before his death?
(a) Sparta.
(b) The god of the festival.
(c) Apollo and Venus.
(d) His mother.

4. What does Socrates say must the soul use to see clearly?
(a) Reasoning.
(b) A small part of the body.
(c) The upper section of the brain.
(d) Luck.

5. What did "the Eleven" tell Socrates according to the account?
(a) That he would be freed the next day.
(b) The names of his accusers.
(c) What his crimes are.
(d) How he would die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates argue philosophy would allow a man to face with a happy face?

2. What do the ones that fear death love more than wisdom according to Socrates?

3. What does Socrates say cannot be attained as long as the body and the soul are fused?

4. What are course and moderation part of according to Socrates?

5. What does Socrates argue small things come from?

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