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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When can brave men face death according to Socrates?

2. What does Socrates say often yields faulty conclusions?

3. What must exist for two things to be the same according to Socrates?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What must man do in order to attain pure knowledge?

2. What belief of Simmias' does Socrates question?

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

4. Based on the beginning of 73a-81, what does Socrates teach about recollection?

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

6. What does Cebes ask about committing suicide and what does Socrates admit?

7. What, according to Socrates, does not come from the body and what does the body cause?

8. What does recollection imply about similarity?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Our body can often be identified with the soul; however, we are often affected by what we perceive through our senses. Discuss how the senses influence the body and how the senses may interfere with intellect. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

In "Phaedo", Socrates argues that the soul is immortal and that we need to rise above our physical nature in order to gain knowledge. Discuss why we need to rise above physical nature in the pursuit of true knowledge. Use examples from the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, discuss the statement that philosophy is a "longing for death." Do you think this line of thinking was consistent with the reason he refused to escape from prison?

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