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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the term for realizing that one's expectations are too high?
(a) Disillusionment.
(b) Disgruntled.
(c) Dystopia.
(d) Dysphasia.

2. What is the reason, according to Socrates, for "mislogic"?
(a) People don't know how to use logic correctly.
(b) People are more interested in "winning" an argument than in knowing the truth.
(c) People don't understand the limitations of logic.
(d) People are defeated in logical arguments.

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

4. What were Socrates and his partner debating about at the end of Book 5, Chapter 2?
(a) Justice.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) The nature of the human soul.
(d) Immortality.

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

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

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

8. What prompted Socrates to try this new activity in prison?
(a) A desire for his work to be preserved.
(b) Boredom.
(c) A dream.
(d) The request of a friend.

9. What is "mislogic", according to Socrates?
(a) Not understanding logic.
(b) Hatred of logic.
(c) Incorrect use of logic.
(d) Losing a logical argument.

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

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

12. What theory did the Pythagoreans have about the human soul?
(a) They didn't believe in the concept of the soul.
(b) They didn't have a theory about the human soul.
(c) They felt that the soul was eternal and unchanging.
(d) They felt that the soul only lasted as long as the body did.

13. What did Socrates say about the laws of the land during his conversation with Crito?
(a) They control members of society, but don't do much to protect them.
(b) They are just, so it is just to follow them.
(c) They both protect and control members of society.
(d) They are unjust, but must be followed.

14. Against who were Socrates and his partner debating at the end of Book 5, Chapter 2?
(a) Cebes and Crito.
(b) Phaedo and Crito.
(c) Simmias and Crito.
(d) Simmias and Cebes.

15. Who is the intended audience for the Phaedo?
(a) No one; it was not intended for publication.
(b) Fellow philosophers.
(c) Students and instructors.
(d) General readership.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the longest of the four dialogues?

2. Who lost control of his emotions at Socrates' execution?

3. Crito first attempted to persuade Socrates with what type of argument?

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

5. What did Crito offer Socrates?

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