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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 73a - 81a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who claimed to have been with Socrates when he died at the start of "Phaedo"?
(a) Giton.
(b) Phaedo.
(c) Plato.
(d) Cebes.

2. What does Socrates argue dead things come from?
(a) War.
(b) The sea.
(c) The afterlife.
(d) Living things.

3. What does Socrates say cannot be attained as long as the body and the soul are fused?
(a) Nirvana.
(b) Truth.
(c) Contemplation.
(d) Pleasure.

4. Which two characters are talking at the start of "Phaedo"?
(a) Phaedo and Plato.
(b) Plato and Socrates.
(c) Phaedo and Echecrates.
(d) Socrates and Echecrates.

5. Why are moderates amongst the masses also moderate out of fear according to Socrates?
(a) They do not want to follow philosophy.
(b) They do not want to lose what they have.
(c) They are afraid of the justice system.
(d) They do not want to fight the Spartans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates argue a man following philosophy would receive?

2. Why was Socrates held prior to dying, according to the two men discussing at the start of "Phaedo"?

3. Who does the account tell was present during Socrates' trial beside his friends?

4. What does fear and terror make men brave beside of?

5. What does Socrates say most people are ready to do when their loved ones die?

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