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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is impressed by Socrates' arguments at the start of 95b-107b?
(a) Phaedo.
(b) Cebes.
(c) Simmias.
(d) Echecrates.
2. What does Socrates say of the relationship between the soul and body?
(a) The soul controls the body.
(b) Gods control the soul.
(c) The body controls the soul.
(d) The body and the soul are two different beings.
3. Who will the imprisonment of the body and ignorance be revealed to according to Socrates?
(a) Lovers of truth.
(b) Lovers of learning.
(c) Lovers of the body.
(d) Lovers of ignorance.
4. Who taught Socrates that "Mind" directs and causes everything?
(a) Anaxagoras.
(b) Phaedo.
(c) Echecrates.
(d) Plato.
5. According to Socrates, what must genuine lovers of learning become?
(a) Moderate and brave.
(b) Brave in face of fear.
(c) Lovers of the body.
(d) Philosophers.
6. What does Socrates conclude at the end of 88c-95a?
(a) The soul is composite.
(b) The soul is mortal.
(c) The soul is not harmony.
(d) The soul is harmony.
7. Who is Socrates trying to convince with his arguments about the immortality of the soul?
(a) Himself.
(b) Simmias.
(c) Cebes.
(d) Phaedo.
8. What doesn't earth need to prevent it from falling?
(a) Fire.
(b) Air.
(c) Water.
(d) Soil.
9. What topic does Socrates discuss to answer Cebes question?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Natural science.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Physics.
10. What is Socrates wondering about the state of the soul when it leaves the body at the start of 81b-88b?
(a) It might be impure.
(b) It might be lost.
(c) It might not be knowledgeable.
(d) It might die.
11. Who walks the path to Hades easily according to Socrates?
(a) Lost souls.
(b) Souls who remember the trip.
(c) Souls who follow Socrates' teachings.
(d) Well ordered souls.
12. What did Socrates feel when he said that the one teaching about the "Mind" was not applying his own teachings?
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Disappointed.
13. What does the soul have when it leaves the body according to Socrates?
(a) Education and envy.
(b) Education and upbringing.
(c) Needs and regrets.
(d) Angst and envy.
14. What is there no greater evil than according to Socrates?
(a) Hating reasonable discourse.
(b) Hating philosophy.
(c) Politics.
(d) Commerce.
15. What does Socrates argue the good soul is?
(a) A philosopher's.
(b) Harmonized.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Contemplative.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Socrates try to uncover causes?
2. What does Socrates says of his ability with the area he is looking into, in order to answer Cebes' question?
3. What could a glutton return as according to Socrates?
4. What relation does Socrates see between Tallness and Shortness?
5. What is the destination of the soul determined by according to Socrates?
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