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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. Why are the souls wandering the earth according to Socrates?
(a) Being infidel.
(b) Deceiving people.
(c) Poor upbringing.
(d) Being perfect.

2. What is Socrates wondering about the state of the soul when it leaves the body at the start of 81b-88b?
(a) It might die.
(b) It might be impure.
(c) It might not be knowledgeable.
(d) It might be lost.

3. What should the philosopher avoid according to Socrates?
(a) Women.
(b) Poison.
(c) Bodily passions.
(d) Politics.

4. What does Philosophy tell men about the senses?
(a) To enjoy them.
(b) To withdraw from them.
(c) To love them.
(d) To embrace them.

5. What doesn't Socrates have time for in 107c-115e?
(a) Eat with his friends.
(b) Tell another story.
(c) Explain why he is going to die.
(d) Defend his beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates conclude at the end of 88c-95a?

2. What question does Cebes ask Socrates concerning the soul's long existence?

3. What does Socrates say of the relationship between the soul and body?

4. What are the heavens according to Socrates?

5. What must first happen to those who die according to Socrates?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who directs the body according to Socrates?

2. How does the soul rule the man according to Socrates?

3. What does Socrates say about harmony at the end of 81b-88b?

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

5. What happens to the soul after death according to Socrates?

6. What should the philosopher master?

7. What do Phaedo and Echecrates want more of?

8. What does Socrates say about the Beautiful?

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

10. What does Socrates think of the nature of the soul before and after death?

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