... I may and must pray to the gods that my departure hence be a fortunate one; so I offer this prayer
and may it be granted.' With these words he [Socrates] raised the cup to his lips and very cheerfully
drained it. Up to that time most of us had been able to restrain our tears fairly well, but when we...
saw that he had drunk the poison, we could do so no longer. ... It was not for him that I wept, but for
my own misfortune in being deprived of such a friend. ... Such was the end... of our friend, who
was, as we may say, of all of his time whom we have known, the best and wisest and most righteous
man."
-Plato, as quoted in Eyewitness to History
When did those around Socrates begin to cry?
a. when he made his prayer
b. when he actually died
C. when they saw him drink the poison
d. they did not cry
Please select the best answer from the choices provided