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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) Appeal his sentence before it was too late.
(b) Spend time with his family before his death.
(c) Make peace with his relatives.
(d) Attempt to escape from prison.

2. According to the introduction to the Phaedo, what are the most likely causes of suicide?
(a) Release from pain, or consequences.
(b) Guilt and low self-worth.
(c) A desire for attention, or to be remembered.
(d) A desire for a measure of control over one's death.

3. What did Crito offer Socrates?
(a) A more comfortable place to spend his final days.
(b) An overturned sentence.
(c) Money.
(d) A safe place to escape to.

4. What were Socrates and Euthyphro attempting to use as a measure to determine the morality of Euthyphro's decision?
(a) The laws of Athens.
(b) The unspoken code of conduct by which most Athenians abide.
(c) The approval of the gods.
(d) The relationships in Euthyphro's family.

5. What metaphor does Tarrant use to describe the different mentalities in the Phaedo?
(a) A student and his teacher.
(b) A slave and his master.
(c) A child and his father.
(d) Two siblings in a rival relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area of thought did the Pythagorean school excel?

2. Which of the four dialogues did not occur at the same time as the others?

3. How did the person delivering the poison react to Socrates' manner?

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

5. How did Socrates pay for his education?

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