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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 62d - 66a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had to be led away during Socrates' trial?
(a) Aeschines.
(b) Antisthenes.
(c) Phaedo.
(d) Xanthippe.

2. Why was Socrates held prior to dying, according to the two men discussing at the start of "Phaedo"?
(a) A battle with Sparta.
(b) A religious ceremony.
(c) A senate meeting.
(d) A voting day.

3. Who are "the Eleven" according to Phaedo?
(a) The police commissioners of Athens.
(b) Socrates' best friend.
(c) The Senate palace guards.
(d) Socrates' best students.

4. Who will Socrates say he will join in death?
(a) His friends that passed.
(b) Good men.
(c) The gods.
(d) His students.

5. What does Socrates say often yields faulty conclusions?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Men.
(c) The senses.
(d) Young students.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the recount of Socrates' conversation with Cebes tell us was Socrates writing in honor of before his death?

2. Why should Socrates resent dying according to Cebes?

3. What is the goal of a philosopher according to Socrates?

4. What question does Socrates ask Simmias in 62d-66a?

5. Which two characters are talking at the start of "Phaedo"?

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