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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. What does Anaxagoras appeal to to explain causes?

2. What groups can no one join if they have not practiced philosophy and do not leave this life pure?

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

4. Who is inferior to the humans according to Socrates?

5. What could a glutton return as according to Socrates?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who directs the body according to Socrates?

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

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

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

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

6. How will philosophy free the soul, according to 81b - 88b?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting used in the Socratic dialogues presented in Plato's "Phaedo". How does setting affect the means of argument? The content? Why is the setting important?

Essay Topic 2

"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 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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