Socrates and Plato

question 202

Multiple Choice

Socrates and Plato
-Which of the following is not an argument that Crito employs in his attempt to convince Socrates to flee Athens?

• A)Everyone in Athens wants him dead.
• B)The nearby cities would be honored to take him in.
• C)Allowing himself to be executed is morally wrong.
• D)If Socrates dies,his friends would miss him and they would be subject to public criticism.

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Definitions:

Abducens

Relating to the abducens nerve, which is the sixth cranial nerve responsible for controlling the movement of a muscle that abducts the eyeball (lateral rectus muscle).

Medulla Oblongata

The lowest part of the brainstem, controlling vital body functions such as breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.

Vestibule

An entrance or enclosed antechamber between the outside and the interior of a building or space.

Incus

A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear that, along with the malleus and stapes, helps transmit sound vibrations to the inner ear.