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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 should the philosopher avoid according to Socrates?

2. What does the soul have when it leaves the body according to Socrates?

3. What is the destination of the soul determined by according to Socrates?

4. What is happening to things Socrates says he knew before?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Tartarus according to Socrates?

6. Who is Socrates trying to convince with his arguments?

7. Who directs the body according to Socrates?

8. What do Phaedo and Echecrates want more of?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the philosophy of Anaxagoras and Socrates, discussing both the similarities in their thinking and philosophy. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Socrates is both ready and willing to die in Plato's "Phaedo" as a result of his belief in immortality. Discuss why Socrates might be willing to die and how philosophy may have prepared him for this. Use the text to support your statements.

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