2. Why did Socrates plead with Crito to listen to his reasoning?
(a) Socrates just wanted to have a good philosophical debate.
(b) Socrates wanted to reassure Crito that he was making the right choice.
(c) Socrates wanted Crito to point out the flaws in his reasoning so he would be able to change his mind without guilt.
(d) Because Socrates wanted Crito to be at peace with the decision that Socrates had made.

3. Who is Phaedo?
(a) One of Socrates' friends.
(b) Meletus' cousin.
(c) Socrates' son.
(d) Plato's brother.

4. According to Socrates' friends, what happens when someone learns something?
(a) They discover something they already knew.
(b) They uncover new knowledge.
(c) They create knowledge which did not previously exist.
(d) They remember knowledge that already existed.

5. On what day does the "Phaedo" take place?
(a) A week after Socrates' execution.
(b) Two days before Socrates' execution.
(c) The day of Socrates' trial.
(d) The day of Socrates' execution.

6. What does "transmigration of souls" mean?
(a) The communications from the dead that are received by the living.
(b) Displaced souls that roam the earth.
(c) Some aspects of an individual exist before, during, and after their lifetime.
(d) The journey across the River Styx.

7. What do we know about Phaedo?
(a) His intellect rivaled that of Socrates.
(b) He was not an actual living person.
(c) He died at a very early age.
(d) He suffered terribly.

8. Each theory about the afterlife that is presented by Socrates' friends represents a different conception of what?
(a) Mortality.
(b) Religion.
(c) The gods.
(d) The soul.

9. What happened to Socrates after his trial?
(a) His sentence was commuted.
(b) His method of execution was changed.
(c) He was caught and brought back to Athens.
(d) His execution was delayed.

10. What metaphor did Crito and Socrates use to illustrate their point about authority?
(a) School children and their teachers.
(b) A country and its leader.
(c) A congregation and a priest.
(d) A patient and a doctor.

11. How did Phaedo describe Socrates' execution?
(a) Unfair.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Heart-wrenching.
(d) Horrifying.

12. What metaphor does Tarrant use to describe the different mentalities in the Phaedo?
(a) A student and his teacher.
(b) Two siblings in a rival relationship.
(c) A child and his father.
(d) A slave and his master.

13. What happens to energy, according to the Pythagoreans?
(a) It is constantly created and destroyed.
(b) It is preserved and perpetuated.
(c) When an object is destroyed, so is the energy contained within it.
(d) It lasts for a finite amount of time.

14. According to the introduction to the Phaedo, what are the most likely causes of suicide?
(a) Guilt and low self-worth.
(b) A desire for attention, or to be remembered.
(c) Release from pain, or consequences.
(d) A desire for a measure of control over one's death.

15. What is the theory of "Idealism" in philosophy?
(a) Ideas and thoughts have their own existence.
(b) Ideas are constant and unchanging.
(c) The gods are the ideal forms of human qualities.
(d) Physical objects are based upon ideal forms.