View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the theory Socrates say some people believe in argue happens to the soul after death?
(a) They die.
(b) They go to the afterworld.
(c) They are reincarnated.
(d) Their fate depends on the gods.

2. What conclusion does Socrates draw from his argument concerning the goal of a philosopher?
(a) Philosophers should not resent death.
(b) Philosophers should not talk out of place.
(c) Philosophers should create a school of their own.
(d) Philosophers should leave Athens and never come back.

3. What does Socrates argue about our knowledge of Greater, smaller, Beautiful, Good, Justice and Pious?
(a) It is perfect.
(b) It is incomplete.
(c) We recollect them from a period before the body.
(d) We cannot recollect them after 20 years of age.

4. Why was Socrates held prior to dying, according to the two men discussing at the start of "Phaedo"?
(a) A battle with Sparta.
(b) A religious ceremony.
(c) A voting day.
(d) A senate meeting.

5. What is the only way to truly achieve virtue according to Socrates?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Death.
(c) Reflection.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pleasures are not the great goods of life according to Socrates?

2. What does Socrates say the body is responsible for?

3. Why should Socrates resent dying according to Cebes?

4. What does Cebes argue a man can always answer correctly?

5. What does Socrates argue cannot come from the present life in 73a-81a?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Echecrates ask Phaedo at the beginning of "Phaedo"?

2. What should those who love learning do and why?

3. Why was Socrates held in jail before his execution?

4. What does Socrates state about the fusion of body and soul at the beginning of 66b-72e?

5. What might the soul be unable to do, according to the end of 73a-81a?

6. What does Socrates say about the gods at the end of 57a-62c?

7. What does Socrates argue about two sticks or two stones?

8. What does Socrates say opposites contain?

9. What does Simmias admit about the Just, Beautiful and the Good at the end of 62d-66a?

10. What does Socrates say to defend death?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 753 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample