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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. Who took the young woman home when she was overcome with emotion?
(a) Phaedo.
(b) Crito.
(c) Plato.
(d) Simmias.
2. According to Socrates and his friends, what happens to a soul after it spends some time in the Underworld?
(a) It reemerges as a new mortal.
(b) It ascends to Heaven.
(c) It is assimilated by the life force of the cosmos.
(d) It forgets its previous life.
3. What theory did the Pythagoreans have about the human soul?
(a) They felt that the soul only lasted as long as the body did.
(b) They didn't believe in the concept of the soul.
(c) They felt that the soul was eternal and unchanging.
(d) They didn't have a theory about the human soul.
4. Who was the young woman at Socrates' execution?
(a) Socrates' daughter.
(b) Her identity is unknown.
(c) Phaedo's sister.
(d) Socrates' niece.
5. According to Socrates' friends, what happens when someone learns something?
(a) They uncover new knowledge.
(b) They create knowledge which did not previously exist.
(c) They remember knowledge that already existed.
(d) They discover something they already knew.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who temporarily won the debate in Book 5, Chapter 2?
2. What was the relationship, according to Crito and Socrates, between just actions and natural ones?
3. Why did Crito come to visit Socrates?
4. When asked how to overcome the difficulty in the debate, what did Socrates suggest?
5. Against who were Socrates and his partner debating at the end of Book 5, Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the Pythagorean school of thought?
2. What were the ancient Greeks' beliefs regarding the afterlife?
3. What is the setting of the Phaedo?
4. What does Tarrant use as an example to illustrate the differences in mentality, in this section, regarding death and suicide?
5. What realization does Socrates have as a result of his and Phaedo's debate with Simmias and Cebes?
6. Who is present at Socrates' execution?
7. What is the intended audience for Book 5?
8. What is the "transmigration of souls"?
9. What do Socrates and Crito say about experts?
10. What do Socrates' friends say about suicide, and the preservation of life, in the "Phaedo"?
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