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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Phaedo: Chapter 2, The Phaedo Continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Crito's dialogue with Socrates, who had the right to control a given set of circumstances, or a relationship?
(a) The ones who had been given authority by the state.
(b) Qualified individuals, or experts.
(c) The most ethical.
(d) The wealthy.

2. What accusation was being leveled against Socrates regarding his relationship with the young men of Athens?
(a) He was trying to cause them to rebel against the authorities.
(b) He was corrupting them with his inquiries.
(c) He was supplying them with drugs and alcohol.
(d) He was having homosexual relationships with them.

3. What was the other possibility that Socrates contemplated regarding the afterlife?
(a) Salvation.
(b) Reincarnation.
(c) Complete annihilation.
(d) Eternal damnation.

4. What prompted Socrates to try this new activity in prison?
(a) A dream.
(b) A desire for his work to be preserved.
(c) The request of a friend.
(d) Boredom.

5. Crito first attempted to persuade Socrates with what type of argument?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Moral.
(d) Philosophical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened at the end of the dialogue between Euthyphro and Socrates?

2. Who was Euthyphro prosecuting?

3. What was unsettling, to Socrates, about the conversation he had with Euthyphro?

4. What were Socrates and his partner debating about at the end of Book 5, Chapter 2?

5. Was Plato present at Socrates' execution?

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