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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 107c - 115e.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What doesn't earth need to prevent it from falling?
(a) Soil.
(b) Water.
(c) Air.
(d) Fire.

3. What does Anaxagoras appeal to to explain causes?
(a) Local causes.
(b) Effects.
(c) The will of men.
(d) The gods.

4. What is clearer to the soul than the body according to Socrates?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Fantasm.
(c) Women.
(d) Reality.

5. Who agrees with Cebes' views on death according to 62d?
(a) Echecrates.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Simmias.
(d) Phaedo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who recounts Socrates' death at the start of "Phaedo"?

2. What does Socrates argue the good soul is?

3. Why are moderates amongst the masses also moderate out of fear according to Socrates?

4. In "Phaedo", what is the abstract fact about the world that makes it true that two sticks are of the same type?

5. What might be an obstacle to acquiring knowledge according to Socrates?

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