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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom do the souls that wander the earth belong according to Socrates?
(a) To women.
(b) To politicians.
(c) To good men.
(d) To inferior men.

2. What does philosophy surrender to from time to time?
(a) To contemplation.
(b) To passion.
(c) To fear.
(d) To the body.

3. Who is Socrates trying to convince with his arguments about the immortality of the soul?
(a) Himself.
(b) Phaedo.
(c) Cebes.
(d) Simmias.

4. What does Socrates think of the cause of things?
(a) He learned the cause of things from the gods.
(b) He forgot the cause of things.
(c) It is useful for the soul.
(d) He is far from knowing the cause of things.

5. What does Socrates says of his ability with the area he is looking into, in order to answer Cebes' question?
(a) He has little ability in it.
(b) He has intimate knowledge of it.
(c) He never practiced it.
(d) It is a useless area for a philosopher.

6. What group does Socrates say those who practice moderation would join?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Ants.
(c) Gods.
(d) Horses.

7. What doesn't earth need to prevent it from falling?
(a) Soil.
(b) Air.
(c) Water.
(d) Fire.

8. What is weaker than the lyre according to Socrates?
(a) Harmony.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Hope.
(d) Fear.

9. What did the people present with Socrates think of his argument according to Phaedo?
(a) They think they need more polishing.
(b) They think they are good.
(c) They think they are unsubstantiated.
(d) They think they are overbearing.

10. What should the philosopher avoid according to Socrates?
(a) Women.
(b) Politics.
(c) Bodily passions.
(d) Poison.

11. What analogy does Simmias abandon in 88c-95a?
(a) Harp/harmony.
(b) Life/death.
(c) Philosophy/maturity.
(d) Love/hate.

12. What does Socrates say of death in 107c-115e?
(a) It does not escape everything.
(b) It just the start of a new journey.
(c) It is quick and painless.
(d) It is final.

13. What position does Simmias accept concerning the soul?
(a) It is not necessarily composite.
(b) It has several facets.
(c) It is mortal.
(d) It cannot learn.

14. What does Socrates say cannot contain a harmony?
(a) The body.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) The soul.
(d) A harmony.

15. According to Socrates, what must genuine lovers of learning become?
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Lovers of the body.
(c) Brave in face of fear.
(d) Moderate and brave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening to things Socrates says he knew before?

2. Who will the imprisonment of the body and ignorance be revealed to according to Socrates?

3. What does Socrates think earth is?

4. What topic does Socrates discuss to answer Cebes question?

5. What question does Cebes ask Socrates concerning the soul's long existence?

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