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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, The Phaedo: Chapter 3, The Phaedo Conclusion & Notes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Crito want Socrates to do?
(a) Make peace with his relatives.
(b) Attempt to escape from prison.
(c) Appeal his sentence before it was too late.
(d) Spend time with his family before his death.

2. What was the reason for what happened to Socrates after his trial?
(a) One of his family members interfered with his sentencing.
(b) An Athenian practice which had nothing to do with Socrates.
(c) The judge who presided over his trial reconsidered the sentencing.
(d) One of Socrates' friends, who betrayed him.

3. What were Socrates and his partner debating about at the end of Book 5, Chapter 2?
(a) Justice.
(b) Immortality.
(c) The nature of the human soul.
(d) Knowledge.

4. Each theory about the afterlife that is presented by Socrates' friends represents a different conception of what?
(a) Mortality.
(b) Religion.
(c) The soul.
(d) The gods.

5. What was the view of Socrates' friends on the topic of suicide?
(a) It is understandable in certain circumstances.
(b) There is no consensus on the topic.
(c) People should be free to do whatever they like with their lives, including ending them.
(d) It is unacceptable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How well did the Grecian authors portray Socrates' beliefs?

2. What aspect of the afterlife did Socrates claim to look forward to?

3. Why was Socrates involved in political conflict?

4. What celestial body is associated with Artemis?

5. At the end of his dialogue with Euthyphro, how did Socrates define "holy" actions?

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