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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who took the young woman home when she was overcome with emotion?
(a) Phaedo.
(b) Plato.
(c) Crito.
(d) Simmias.
2. What were Socrates and his partner debating about at the end of Book 5, Chapter 2?
(a) Justice.
(b) Immortality.
(c) The nature of the human soul.
(d) Knowledge.
3. What did the Pythagoreans like to explore?
(a) The spiritual and intellectual characteristics of man.
(b) The motivations of the gods.
(c) The physical and scientific causes of things.
(d) The ways in which deity could be found to manifest itself in everyday life.
4. What did Crito say about Socrates' dream?
(a) He felt that Socrates interpreted it incorrectly.
(b) He felt that it was strange and mysterious.
(c) He didn't think it was significant enough to interpret.
(d) He agreed with Socrates' interpretation of it.
5. Who is Phaedo?
(a) Meletus' cousin.
(b) One of Socrates' friends.
(c) Plato's brother.
(d) Socrates' son.
6. Why did Socrates plead with Crito to listen to his reasoning?
(a) Because Socrates wanted Crito to be at peace with the decision that Socrates had made.
(b) Socrates just wanted to have a good philosophical debate.
(c) Socrates wanted Crito to point out the flaws in his reasoning so he would be able to change his mind without guilt.
(d) Socrates wanted to reassure Crito that he was making the right choice.
7. According to Socrates and his friends, what happens to a soul after it spends some time in the Underworld?
(a) It ascends to Heaven.
(b) It reemerges as a new mortal.
(c) It forgets its previous life.
(d) It is assimilated by the life force of the cosmos.
8. Each theory about the afterlife that is presented by Socrates' friends represents a different conception of what?
(a) The gods.
(b) Religion.
(c) Mortality.
(d) The soul.
9. According to Crito's dialogue with Socrates, who had the right to control a given set of circumstances, or a relationship?
(a) Qualified individuals, or experts.
(b) The most ethical.
(c) The ones who had been given authority by the state.
(d) The wealthy.
10. What did Crito say about how he would be affected, personally, by Socrates' death?
(a) He would be devastated and wasn't sure he could go on living, himself.
(b) He said that his reputation would suffer if he did not attempt to help Socrates.
(c) He would be moved to seek vengeance against those who caused it.
(d) He wouldn't be personally affected, but knew several people who would be.
11. What do we know about Phaedo?
(a) His intellect rivaled that of Socrates.
(b) He suffered terribly.
(c) He was not an actual living person.
(d) He died at a very early age.
12. According to Socrates, what do mislogic and misanthropy have in common?
(a) Unrealistic expectations.
(b) A lack of self-confidence.
(c) Not having enough social interactions.
(d) Not exercising one's intellect.
13. Why did Socrates insist on going through with his sentence?
(a) He wanted to make a point.
(b) He didn't want to endanger any of his friends.
(c) It was just for him to do so.
(d) He was in a lot of pain and didn't mind the idea of death.
14. How did Socrates interpret his dream?
(a) He believed there might be a way for him to escape his execution.
(b) He felt that Apollo might save him from his fate.
(c) He knew what awaited him in the Underworld.
(d) He believed he had two days left to live.
15. Approximately how many people were present at Socrates' execution?
(a) 5.
(b) 35.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the term "philosopher" mean?
2. When did Socrates' dialogue with Crito take place?
3. What concept does Tarrant label as "Christian," which he says the Greeks did not possess?
4. What term did the Greeks use to refer to the souls of the departed?
5. Who is Crito?
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