The Last Days of Socrates Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Last Days of Socrates Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Socrates doing when Crito arrived?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Writing.
(c) Praying.
(d) Eating.

2. When did Socrates' dialogue with Crito take place?
(a) Before Socrates' sentencing.
(b) Before Socrates was informed that he was being prosecuted.
(c) After Socrates' sentencing, but before his death.
(d) At Socrates' execution.

3. What did Crito say about Socrates' dream?
(a) He felt that it was strange and mysterious.
(b) He didn't think it was significant enough to interpret.
(c) He agreed with Socrates' interpretation of it.
(d) He felt that Socrates interpreted it incorrectly.

4. What was the reason for what happened to Socrates after his trial?
(a) The judge who presided over his trial reconsidered the sentencing.
(b) One of Socrates' friends, who betrayed him.
(c) One of his family members interfered with his sentencing.
(d) An Athenian practice which had nothing to do with Socrates.

5. How was Socrates executed?
(a) Drawing and quartering.
(b) Thrown to the lions.
(c) Self-administered hemlock poisoning.
(d) Firing squad.

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

7. Who was the young woman at Socrates' execution?
(a) Socrates' niece.
(b) Phaedo's sister.
(c) Her identity is unknown.
(d) Socrates' daughter.

8. Which is the longest of the four dialogues?
(a) The Euthyphro.
(b) The Phaedo.
(c) The Crito.
(d) The Apology.

9. Crito first attempted to persuade Socrates with what type of argument?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Moral.

10. What new activity did Socrates try while in prison?
(a) Writing poetry.
(b) Writing down some of his dialogues.
(c) Meditating.
(d) Singing.

11. What did the Pythagoreans like to explore?
(a) The motivations of the gods.
(b) The spiritual and intellectual characteristics of man.
(c) The ways in which deity could be found to manifest itself in everyday life.
(d) The physical and scientific causes of things.

12. According to Socrates and his friends, what happens to a soul after it spends some time in the Underworld?
(a) It forgets its previous life.
(b) It reemerges as a new mortal.
(c) It is assimilated by the life force of the cosmos.
(d) It ascends to Heaven.

13. The main point of The Crito is the discussion of what ideal?
(a) Morality.
(b) Holiness.
(c) Justice.
(d) Forgiveness.

14. According to Crito and Socrates, is it just to harm another person if it is purely in retaliation?
(a) Yes.
(b) The two can't agree.
(c) It depends on the circumstances.
(d) No.

15. What did Crito say about how he would be affected, personally, by Socrates' death?
(a) He said that his reputation would suffer if he did not attempt to help Socrates.
(b) He would be moved to seek vengeance against those who caused it.
(c) He would be devastated and wasn't sure he could go on living, himself.
(d) He wouldn't be personally affected, but knew several people who would be.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory did the Pythagoreans have about the human soul?

2. On what day does the "Phaedo" take place?

3. According to the introduction to the Phaedo, what are the most likely causes of suicide?

4. What metaphor does Tarrant use to describe the different mentalities in the Phaedo?

5. Who was on Socrates' team in the debate at the end of Book 5, Chapter 2?

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