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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) Love.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Wisdom.

2. Who was present for Socrates' death according to the men at the start of "Phaedo"?
(a) A good many of Socrates' enemies.
(b) The Athenian senate.
(c) Only the judge and executor.
(d) A good many of Socrates' friends.

3. What does the soul reason best without according to Socrates?
(a) Help.
(b) Luck.
(c) Senses.
(d) The brain.

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

5. Why are moderates amongst the masses also moderate out of fear according to Socrates?
(a) They do not want to lose what they have.
(b) They are afraid of the justice system.
(c) They do not want to follow philosophy.
(d) They do not want to fight the Spartans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Socrates feeling according to the start of "Phaedo"?

2. What does Socrates say the philosopher separates?

3. Who had to be led away during Socrates' trial?

4. What should a man be concerned about according to Socrates?

5. When do we lose knowledge, according to Socrates?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates argue about opposites from opposites?

2. What do Socrates and Cebes discuss about the composite and non-composite?

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

4. What does Socrates say opposites contain?

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

6. What belief of Simmias' does Socrates question?

7. What does the theory of opposites imply about dead things at the end of 66b-72e?

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

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

10. What does Socrates wonder about in regards to knowledge?

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