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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. Who writes the comments introducing the first dialogue?
(a) Plato.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Tarrant.
(d) Tredennick.

2. Why didn't Socrates obtain a higher education?
(a) He couldn't afford it.
(b) He wasn't accepted to the University.
(c) He didn't have the right political connections.
(d) No colleges or universities existed at the time.

3. What is the purpose of the notes in Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) To help readers understand difficult words.
(b) To provide anecdotes that make the text more interesting.
(c) To help put the information into context.
(d) To provide extra information for those who are interested.

4. How did Socrates interpret his dream?
(a) He believed he had two days left to live.
(b) He knew what awaited him in the Underworld.
(c) He believed there might be a way for him to escape his execution.
(d) He felt that Apollo might save him from his fate.

5. What did Socrates expect when he passed into the Underworld, according to his dialogue with Crito?
(a) He expects to be reborn into another life.
(b) He expects to have all his questions answered.
(c) He expects to be judged.
(d) He expects to meet his friends who have passed before him.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the discussion progressed, how did Euthyphro feel about his decision to prosecute a relative?

2. How can a person avoid all disappointment, according to Socrates?

3. Who represented Socrates at his trial?

4. What was the relationship, according to Crito and Socrates, between just actions and natural ones?

5. What metaphor does Tarrant use to describe the different mentalities in the Phaedo?

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