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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 we must do for all time according to Socrates at the start of 107c-115e?
(a) Worship the gods.
(b) Take care of our soul.
(c) Prepare for death.
(d) Be truthful.

2. What does Socrates think earth balanced in the middle of?
(a) Ether.
(b) Water.
(c) The heavens.
(d) A homogeneous substance.

3. What doesn't earth need to prevent it from falling?
(a) Soil.
(b) Fire.
(c) Air.
(d) Water.

4. What does Socrates argue the soul lacks?
(a) Love.
(b) Foresight.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Disharmony.

5. Where do the ones that lived an average life go after death according to Socrates?
(a) Acheron.
(b) Pyriphlegethon.
(c) Cocytus.
(d) Oceanus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will philosophy free according to Socrates?

2. What does Socrates say would be harmed if he thinks about empirical causes further?

3. Who will the imprisonment of the body and ignorance be revealed to according to Socrates?

4. What does Simmias think of knowledge about the next life?

5. What relation does Socrates see between Tallness and Shortness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who directs the body according to Socrates?

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

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

6. What should the philosopher master?

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

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

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

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

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