Plato's Phaedo Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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Plato's Phaedo Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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 are course and moderation part of according to Socrates?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Love.

2. What does the body do according to Socrates?
(a) Liberates.
(b) Distract from love.
(c) Enslaves.
(d) Ruins hope.

3. What does purification consist of according to Socrates?
(a) Cleansing.
(b) Death.
(c) Renunciation.
(d) Love.

4. Who agrees with Cebes' views on death according to 62d?
(a) Simmias.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Echecrates.
(d) Phaedo.

5. What does Socrates say the philosopher separates?
(a) The body and the soul.
(b) The men and the women.
(c) Family and business.
(d) The grain from the hay.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does course and moderation see death according to Socrates' argument?

2. Who does the account of Socrates' death say were present beside Socrates' friends?

3. What does Socrates argue learning is?

4. Who does Socrates argue are good masters?

5. What does fear and terror make men brave beside of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Socrates believe about freedom and what does this mean for the philosopher

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

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

6. Who was present when Socrates died?

7. What does Socrates argue about opposites from opposites?

8. What does Socrates say opposites contain?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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