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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 say of the relationship between the soul and body?
(a) The body and the soul are two different beings.
(b) Gods control the soul.
(c) The soul controls the body.
(d) The body controls the soul.

2. Who will the imprisonment of the body and ignorance be revealed to according to Socrates?
(a) Lovers of truth.
(b) Lovers of the body.
(c) Lovers of learning.
(d) Lovers of ignorance.

3. How does Socrates try to uncover causes?
(a) His own method.
(b) The scientific method.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) The gods.

4. What does Socrates argue the good soul is?
(a) Harmonized.
(b) Contemplative.
(c) Fearful.
(d) A philosopher's.

5. Who guides each man to the next station after death?
(a) The gods.
(b) His dead family.
(c) His guardian spirit.
(d) His soul knows where to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates think of the cause of things?

2. What means does Socrates say allows beautiful things to be called beautiful?

3. What does Socrates say should not make one hate argument?

4. How big does Socrates think earth is?

5. Where does Socrates think the people of earth dwell?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of 81b-88b, what does Socrates say the soul cannot be damaged by?

2. What does Socrates say about the Beautiful?

3. What did Cebes think that Socrates did with his arguments on the soul?

4. What does Socrates say of the journey of well-ordered souls?

5. What does Socrates say about caring for the soul?

6. What should the philosopher master?

7. What are the four major rivers of the earth according to Socrates?

8. What does Socrates think of the shape of earth?

9. Why does Socrates worry that he might hurt his senses?

10. What is Tartarus according to Socrates?

(see the answer keys)

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