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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Socrates argue that we must have learned what we know recollect imply?
(a) Teaching philosophy is not pointless.
(b) No need to learn anything now.
(c) Recollecting past memories can be done with hypnotism.
(d) Souls preexist our bodies.

2. What type of men resent dying according to Cebes?
(a) Pious.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Fearless.
(d) Wise.

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

4. What did Socrates decide he should write before his death?
(a) Poetry.
(b) A plea for his life.
(c) A novel.
(d) A letter to his students.

5. What does Socrates argue cannot come from the present life in 73a-81a?
(a) Our loved ones.
(b) Inequality.
(c) Our memories.
(d) Our knowledge of equals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates argue philosophy would allow a man to face with a happy face?

2. What argument does Cebes agree with at the start of 73a-81a?

3. Who recounts Socrates' death at the start of "Phaedo"?

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

5. What does Simmias think of Cebes arguments about the man that answers correctly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates say should be the one goal of the philosopher?

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

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

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

5. At the beginning of 62d-66a, what does Socrates maintain about the philosopher?

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

7. Based on the beginning of 73a-81, what does Socrates teach about recollection?

8. What does Socrates claim are not the great goods of life?

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

10. When Socrates was on trial, what happened to his wife?

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