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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Phaedo: Chapter 1, Introduction & The Phaedo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the intended audience for the Phaedo?
(a) Fellow philosophers.
(b) No one; it was not intended for publication.
(c) General readership.
(d) Students and instructors.

2. Why did Socrates plead with Crito to listen to his reasoning?
(a) Because Socrates wanted Crito to be at peace with the decision that Socrates had made.
(b) Socrates wanted to reassure Crito that he was making the right choice.
(c) Socrates just wanted to have a good philosophical debate.
(d) Socrates wanted Crito to point out the flaws in his reasoning so he would be able to change his mind without guilt.

3. Which two values are often found together in Socratic philosophy?
(a) Justice and wisdom.
(b) Wisdom and strength.
(c) Wisdom and piety.
(d) Piety and justice.

4. What does the term "philosopher" mean?
(a) Educated person.
(b) Purveyor of knowledge.
(c) Inquisitor.
(d) Lover of wisdom.

5. According to the conversation between Euthyphro and Socrates, what was the relationship between deities and mortals?
(a) The gods and mortals had a mutual relationship.
(b) The gods would not exist without men.
(c) The gods need men to give them a purpose.
(d) Men were at the mercy of the gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the other possibility that Socrates contemplated regarding the afterlife?

2. What is the first of the four dialogues contained in "The Last Days of Socrates"?

3. What class of people, in Athens, did Socrates really enjoy having dialogues with?

4. What question did Socrates' friend ask of the Oracle?

5. When did Socrates' dialogue with Crito take place?

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