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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Crito come to visit Socrates?
(a) Out of friendship.
(b) He wanted to take care of Socrates' family after his death.
(c) He hoped to prevent Socrates' execution.
(d) Socrates owed him money.

3. Where did Socrates' dialogue with Crito take place?
(a) In Crito's home.
(b) In the courtroom.
(c) In Socrates' prison cell.
(d) In the Athenian marketplace.

4. Approximately how many people were present at Socrates' execution?
(a) 35.
(b) 25.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term did the Greeks use to refer to the souls of the departed?

2. What new activity did Socrates try while in prison?

3. Why did Socrates ask Crito to be cautious?

4. What was the reason for what happened to Socrates after his trial?

5. Who temporarily won the debate in Book 5, Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion do Socrates and Crito reach regarding the laws of the land?

2. What belief do Socrates' friends discuss in the "Phaedo" that was taught in formal philosophical education, but was not culturally popular?

3. What new habit do Socrates' friends discover in the "Phaedo"?

4. What is the intended audience for Book 5?

5. What is the setting of Book 4?

6. What does Tarrant use as an example to illustrate the differences in mentality, in this section, regarding death and suicide?

7. What is the "transmigration of souls"?

8. What is the setting of the Phaedo?

9. What is written in Book 5, Chapter 1, about risking the loss of one's life?

10. Who is present at Socrates' execution?

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