Author Question: The Socratic Dialogues were written by whom? A. By Socrates, in the last years before his death ... (Read 25 times)

silviawilliams41 · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

The Socratic Dialogues were written by whom?

A. By Socrates, in the last years before his death

B. the first few by Socrates, the rest by Plato after his death
C. By Socrates, with Plato's help

D. By Plato, with Socrates' help
E. By Plato, after the death of Socrates

Question 2

In his trial, Socrates chose to be executed rather than to cease practicing philosophy because:

A. he held the examination of human nature, thought, and belief to be more important than mere survival.

B. at the age of 70, he had nothing left to write.

C. he preferred death to life in a society that had rejected him.
D. he wanted to show the injustice of the Athenian judicial system.

E. he mistakenly believed his jailers wouldn't actually carry out the sentence.