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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. Where does Socrates think the people of earth dwell?

2. To whom do the souls that wander the earth belong according to Socrates?

3. What group does Socrates say those who practice moderation would join?

4. Where do the ones that lived an average life go after death according to Socrates?

5. What did the people present with Socrates think of his argument according to Phaedo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Socrates say about the Beautiful?

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

3. What do Phaedo and Echecrates want more of?

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

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

6. What should the philosopher master?

7. Why was Socrates disappointed by Anaxagoras?

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

9. Who directs the body according to Socrates?

10. According to the beginning of 81b-88b, what souls wander the world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Phaedo" acts as a posthumous narration taking place between Phaedo and Socrates. Why would Plato employ this type of narration of events? What effect does this have on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Socrates likens the relationship with the gods as that of a master and slave. The gods are the perfect masters. Discuss the premise of this master slave relationship and conclude why this analogy was chosen.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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